Category Archives: home
One Year
Today marks one year since Jonah’s amputation. We are thrilled how well he has adapted and doesn’t even think about it. Sometimes I (DeAnna) feel so silly that I look at his hand thinking maybe his finger really is there, … Continue reading
Perspective
I know I (DeAnna) have many times when it’s easy to throw a pity party. I can set the table very well for throwing a pity party. It’s always great to have guests at the pity party, but the party … Continue reading
Hospitality
I (DeAnna) think for the most part I’ve always been hospitable, however, after arriving in Cameroon it’s been taken to a whole new level. I remember communicating with another family before leaving the USA in 2008 and I was told … Continue reading
Mysterious Holes
I plan a menu for each week and like to set the recipe cards on top of my recipe box in order of the menu to easily access. I noticed that some of my recipe cards were getting small holes … Continue reading
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
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
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
10 years, a decade, dix ans
Today Joshua turns 10 today! Double digits! He’s so excited and it’s so hard for us to believe he’s already 10! Joshua loves the TV show Amazing Race. He’s seen seasons 1-7 that we borrowed from friends while they were … 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
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 