Tag Archives: Cameroon
Karate
We are in the midst of a Joint Learning Session. What that means is three times a year homeschooled children and the children from the mission school come together in the classroom for a few weeks. Our school year is … Continue reading
Shoes
I (DeAnna) teach Sunday School and I like to start with singing. Usually during the week preparing for Sunday School, I listen to children’s worship music to give me ideas of what songs will go well with the lesson. One … Continue reading
Man’s Best Friend
It’s been said that dogs are man’s best friend. I don’t know about that – I’m more of a cat person, but I grew up with a dog. About six weeks after we arrived in Yaounde in 2010, Joshua was … 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
Shipment
As many of you know, we wait anywhere from three months to six months on average to receive a shipment from North Carolina. The most recent shipment has items on it from December. It’s easy to grumble when you are … Continue reading
First Day
I try to commemorate the first day back to school. My Mom did this with a picture of Denise and I on the porch holding our backpacks. I wanted to keep that going with our boys. Last year, I didn’t … 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
To Wii or not to Wii
We’ve had our Wii since 2008. The boys have enjoyed it and we enjoy that we can take it anywhere with us since it’s small, light and travels easily. When we hooked it up to the TV in our apartment … Continue reading
Boil Order
While we lived in Independence, Missouri, there was a day where we didn’t have water for several hours because a water main broke. Once the water was back on, we were notified to boil our water for 24 hours because … Continue reading
Staycation
The week of July 8-12 our family enjoyed a staycation. We needed the down time to just be together and the time for David and I to talk. It was a relaxing and enjoyable week. I was so proud of … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 