Category Archives: Kids
Flat Stanley
Flat Stanley arrived in Cameroon last week and has had a busy week visiting around Yaoundé. It took him two months to make the voyage from Dominca. For those of you not familiar with Flat Stanley it is a 1964 … Continue reading
Merry Christmas
Joshua and his classmates recite the Christmas story from Luke 2 from memory before the Christmas play.
TCK (Third Culture Kid), MK (Missionary Kid)
Our children fall into the classification of the title of this blog. We were talking with a colleague who has served over 20 years in different roles and in many different countries in Africa. She is a lot of fun … Continue reading
No Shoes
When we first arrived in Cameroon, we noticed how the majority of missionary’s kids didn’t wear shoes outside. Usually the shoes would all be together in one spot while the kids ran to play. Tonight while eating dinner, Jonah told … Continue reading
Greek Marketplace
At the end of the FES sessions at school there is a closing event, this time it was Greek Marketplace. The assignment: each family needed to make something to trade with other families in a market fashion. Our family made … Continue reading
2nd FES Olympiad
Three times a year there are sessions of school called FES (this is the time when village families come to Yaoundé and get to be in the classroom with others and taught by teachers, rather than homeschooled). The first session … Continue reading
First day of School
School started last Monday and it’s so hard to believe our boys are in 1st & 3rd grades! Our school year starts with a time called FES. This is when families who live in villages and home school their children … Continue reading
Plants
I like to walk a soccer field in the morning when I can. I usually use this time to listen to the ipod, walk and reflect on my mental to do list. Yesterday Jonah asked if he could join me. … Continue reading
Getaway
David took the week off and we got away as a family. This is our first “vacation” in a few years. It was wonderful to just go somewhere as a family. We went to Kribi, about four hours from Yaoundé … Continue reading
Superheroes
I’m only human and there are times when I think about all the things we sold and how nice it would be to have this or that. There are times when the boys reminisce about toys that they don’t have … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 