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Cat Person
I’ve (DeAnna) always been fond of cats. I grew up having cats and for some reason like the furry creatures. I remember the names of all the cats I’ve had throughout my life. Goldilocks, Cindy, Baby, Fuzzball, Toy, Thelma, Fluffy. … Continue reading
Spiky Caterpillars
I’ve learned the hard way more than once not to mess with caterpillars here. I’ve taken on hanging caterpillars. I’ve naively handled fluffy caterpillars. So when I saw this red, spiky caterpillar, I kept my distance, but couldn’t resist snapping … Continue reading
August JLS Part Two
This is part two of the Joint Learning Session highlights. At the closing class presentations, Joshua was King Hydrogen. His class learned about the periodic table and presented a play based on the periodic table. This is Joshua in his … Continue reading
August JLS Part One
Every academic year is kicked off with a Joint Learning Session (JLS) that when homeschooled children and the children who attend the mission school have “school” together. The focus is normally on a historic theme. Below are some highlights. This … Continue reading
What’s in Your Pocket?
While playing a game we call Hide the Buddies, David found two RER tickets. When we lived in France we got around by public transportation. We became quite accustomed to riding the bus, RER (commuter train) and the Metro. The … Continue reading
Toothbrush Team
In 2008, we asked if anyone who receives our newsletter would like to commit to pray for Joshua and Jonah when he/she brushes his/her teeth. We called this group of prayer warriors the Toothbrush Team. One of the member’s of … Continue reading
Garden Flashback
We have tomatoes! It’s not a bumper crop, however, I feel victorious that at least the tomatoes did grow and now we get to enjoy the small harvest.
Hindsight
Before we left the USA in 2009 to start this new missions life, I (DeAnna) thought it was impossible to not only have partners that want to be on our team for monthly living finances, but also the huge amount … Continue reading
Intro to Bowling
I had a long story I wanted to share, but as I looked at the pictures I thought they speak volumes and I didn’t want to take away from that. We bought a lawn bowling set and the boys took … Continue reading
Year Two
On August 16, 2012 we awoke early to drive to Hershey, PA for Jonah’s outpatient amputation surgery. In some ways it feels like a lifetime ago and in other ways it feels like only yesterday. Just thinking about it all … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 