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Cameroon Night
Recently I was asked if I missed Cameroon. I said that I miss many people, food items and the pace, but I don’t necessarily miss the daily life stuff that takes much longer to accomplish. Thursday night I had cleaned … Continue reading
It’s a Small World After All
While David was interacting with others in Archie, Missouri (a rural town, population 1,200), a man overheard David speak French. He inquired about David speaking French. The two began a conversation and soon discovered that this other man had lived … Continue reading
The Great Eclipse, Charlie Brown
If you live or tune into news in North America, you have probably been bombarded with the Great American Eclipse news for several weeks now. Today was the day…August 21, 2017. I will admit, I didn’t get as excited as … Continue reading
Cameroon Near and Far
The last blog shared how we originally thought we would be in Cameroon for a long time, but things changed. It was hard to leave because it felt like we weren’t following through and that a door was being closed, … Continue reading
Change of Plans
When our family left for Cameroon in 2009, we thought that would be our new permanent home. David and I truly thought we would be Cameroon at least until the boys were ready for college. When our health declined and … Continue reading
Four Decades
Well, I’m officially 40 years old! To some of you it’s a surprise that I’m only 40, with my skunk hair and all. I had this big idea that I would come up with 40 tidbits (words of wisdom) for … Continue reading
Polish
Yesterday at church there was a woman visiting who was from Poland. She doesn’t speak much English, yet she came to our suburban church to worship. After the singing and announcements, Pastor Roger took his place to begin the message. … Continue reading
Early Birthday
Two or so years ago in Cameroon, while having my hair cut under a mango tree by a friend, my friend and I started discussing our birthdays. Her birthday is four days after mine and we were born in the … Continue reading
Two and Five
Today marks the two and five year anniversaries of pivotal moments in our lives – two years ago on this day we boarded a plane and said goodbye to Cameroon. Five years ago on this day, Jonah had a serious … Continue reading
Graduations
The last day of our school year was May 18th. Joshua finished his eighth grade year – so he’ll be heading to High School in August. Jonah finished his sixth grade year – so he’ll be heading to Middle School … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 