I better blog about last weekend before it's too late...This year Haley insisted that she wear her hand-me-down, ripped, purple princess dress despite the fact that she has many new, sparkly dress-up dresses.  Oh well...I am trying not to be a controlling mother.  She was thrilled with her whole get-up, and proudly announced to every neighbor that her hair was Jasmine hair and her body was the princess from Magic in Pegasus (I have no idea what she was talking about....Elizabeth Fauth must Read More

After Haley's birthday party, we made our way up to Galeton, PA to visit Colby's parents and his home church. Watching the leaves change on the drive north was gorgeous, and the ride was peaceful until we started smelling burning rubber. The unfortunate part was that we did not make it to Galeton before our clutch gave out....fortunately, we broke down by a fun pile of leaves to play in. Read More

Since Haley and Bailey are exactly 365 days apart, we had a combined birthday party. We managed to mesh the themes of My Little Pony and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse quite well. Good times had by all... Read More

Living in Lancaster County is feeding Haley's horse addiction quite nicely... Read More

We've been asked the question more than once, "What have you been doing in PA while you wait for the VISAs?" We are enjoying a gift that I constantly crave, but no amount of money cannot buy: the gift of time.  More specifically, time together.  It is truly a gift from God to be here with no responsibilities or expectations...nothing on the to-do list but learn to love and serve each other better.  Okay, I shouldn't say there is nothing on the to-do list...but it certainly is less. This week, Read More

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Haley's new friends in the quad:I wanted to get a modest picture with Darcy and the squatty, but Colby forbid it (His nickname in college was the fun-hater).   Read More

Before we totally wrap up the Richmond box, I wanted to reflect on five fun things that we experienced at Orientation/training. 1. Cultural worship.  Every Sunday night we had a worship experience from a different part of the world.  Highlights of this event include starting 20 minutes late for South America night, having to wear head coverings and bring a prayer mat for Middle East night, dancing and making tribal calls during worship for Africa night,  leading worship in Icelandic with Colby Read More

We are officially done with training and are relaxing on Antietam Loop in Stafford with the Fauth family. Looking forward to the commissioning service this weekend and heading north to Lancaster, PA where we will be living shortly (with my sister in law) until the VISAs ARRIVE! Read More