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Tribute
This is a tribute to my husband, David, a.k.a, Honey. At a Love and Respect conference five years ago, there was a section of the speaking that really stuck with me. Here it is, would I want my future daughter-in-law … Continue reading
End of the range drama
In March , I blogged about a new range. For three months I cooked with a range that didn’t have a temperature knob for the oven. I used an oven thermometer, however, the biggest problem was that the oven cycles … Continue reading
Tents, Faith and Scripture Memorization
Joshua’s last assignment in Bible class was memorizing Psalm 91 (all of it) which he has now hidden in his heart. I’ve shared in the past how verses from this chapter have provided comfort for me and I enjoyed hearing … Continue reading
Bel-Air
On the front outside wall that surrounds our house, our guard clipped the vine like bushes that cover the wall and painted Wellcome to Bel-Air. He was very proud of his painting. He was quite proud that he wrote in … Continue reading
License Plate
Recently there was a car parked just outside our gate that had a unique license plate. We took a picture of it. Before we left Yaoundé to return to the USA last June, we saw an SUV that had an … Continue reading
Shower
No matter how long we live cross culturally and no matter how often we communicate in another language, there will always be cultural misses and lost in translation moments. I had one of those moments recently. The shower knob for … Continue reading
Testimony
I, DeAnna, will admit an area I struggle with is fully trusting the Lord to provide for us financially. I think part of my struggle is that living on support is so opposite to the way I was raised. I … Continue reading
Tree Chicken?
I returned home one evening just after it rained and it struck me as odd to see two clucking chickens about 7 feet up in a tree.
Happy Anniversary
On May 21, 1999, we were wed! It was a gorgeous spring day in Missouri, the sun was shining bright, it was warm and the birds were singing. We tried to time out the end of our ceremony with the … Continue reading
Sunflower Seeds
As I’ve written before, there are times we just crave snack food. The boys continually ask for Goldfish crackers and I have found a recipe that I can make to help satisfy that craving – they are time intensive and … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 