Category Archives: Cameroon
Cotton Swabs and Matches
Every day we use many matches to light our stove/oven and we use cotton swabs to clean various body parts. While refilling the cotton swab holder (a.k.a. Tupperware container with a lost lid), I (DeAnna) looked at the bag and … Continue reading
Building Project
Jonah loves to build things. When we were in the USA last summer and once he was out of his casts, he thoroughly enjoyed the Home Depot and Lowe’s kids project Saturday’s. He loved building the kits. He saw a … Continue reading
Wishful Thinking
The boys were daydreaming and bouncing a conversation back and forth at what their life would be like in their made up world. I love listening to them while they are playing. I noticed that their cross-cultural upbringing has influenced … Continue reading
Coloring
I think the mantra for all kids during summer break from school is, “We’re bored!” In the past I’ve came up with something to learn just to keep the boys occupied, but I promised them we wouldn’t have any type … Continue reading
Plantain Chip Agent
I’ve (DeAnna) been privileged to become friends with a woman named Rosalie. She’s a very sweet woman who makes and sells plantain chips. Her chips are very tasty and liked by most in the mission community. She sells them once … Continue reading
10 things I thought were always included
I know the toys never have the batteries but there were certain things I thought always came with a rental property. One of the responsibilities that I have is that when a new missionary arrives in Cameroon is to ensure … Continue reading
Sprung a Leak
Summer here is the opposite of summer in Missouri and Pennsylvania. We grew up where summer was hot and you needed to cool off in a swimming pool. Here that kind of summer is November – February. We have cool … Continue reading
What’s in your sugar?
Sugar is a funny thing here. Sometimes when you buy it; it’s white, sometimes it’s yellow and many times there are ants in it. Sometimes it’s small granules and sometimes larger granules. I’m thankful for sugar and when I hear … Continue reading
Pot of Gold
The other day when I was leaving for work my neighbor was washing her dishes oblivious to the fact that there was a rainbow behind her. I snapped a quick picture with my phone and thought that wow she totally … Continue reading
Worry Wart
I think the majority of Mom’s are worry warts. I’m definitely a worry wart, however, the things I worry about have changed by leaps and bounds than what they used to be. One of my continuing worries has been if … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 