On Sunday, Darcy threw up her entire lunch. I was on my hands and knees JUST about done sanitizing the kitchen floor of regurgitated strawberries when Darcy comes in and out of nowhere asks, "Iz God ezeywhe-ah?" Feeling proud that my daughter was contemplating the doctrine of omnipresence, I responded, "Yes! Good job, Darcy...He IS everywhere..." The next thing out of her mouth was, "He in my pants?" I stopped in my tracks and looked up, absolutely stunned by my toddler's ability to engage in Read More
“So, what have you guys been doing there?”
*Last week, after some orientation sessions, they sent us all out for three hours on a personal retreat. We were not allowed to talk to anyone, but to just enjoy some solitude and extra time to pray and spend with God. I sat under a tree by a lake and asked God to write it in the sky if we were still supposed to go to Iceland (I thought I was pregnant...read Colby's previous blog if you're confused). Three hours later, I had received no secret message, but came to the conclusion that the Read More
The Many Faces of Haley
I got these pictures yesterday from Haley's teacher. They are doing a unit on different emotions and Haley was supposed to make faces that showed what people look like when they experience them. Can you guess what the emotions are? Read More
Our new life (for 7 more weeks)
I just wanted to write a quick something. I am blown away by how well Darcy and Haley Jane are transitioning to this new place. They have slept great every night and cheer when I tell them it is time to go to school. I know it is evidence that God heard my prayers for this transition. Colby and I, on the other hand, had quite the rough start to this whole thing (I'm sure he'll blog it this weekend), but we are finally getting settled as well. We are in class from 8:00-3 or 4:00 every Read More
This is worse than grad school….
This blog is to warn about the lack of blogs that will be coming from me (Annie)...I have over 300 pages of reading to do, assignments and reports up the ying-yang, research, language study, goal development, and worship team assignments. I still have not recovered from the move and all the chaos of the weekend, so it's all very overwhelming. The girls are LOVING it here. Today when Darcy was dropped off, every child was crying and fussing except for her...she was SO thrilled to be at school. Read More
Transition #1
We finally made it to Richmond, VA to the training center!. After all my hard work explaining the timetable of events to Haley and Darcy, on Monday Haley announced to our friends that we were moving to Iceland that morning. Even after explaining everything to her again, when we arrived to check in at a big building she asked if we were at the airport. Why do I even try? The girls are loving having so many kids their age around. There are 50 children under the age of 2 here. Haley told us Read More
Priceless Lunch Pail
We are so close to having the house empty and ready for our renters tomorrow. I cannot believe how much work it is to move...and we only did a pseudo-move. Funny story: Okay, so apparently when you move you're supposed to ask your kids what things are special to them and let them decide what things to keep. However, when you ask Haley and Darcy what things they want to keep, they say EVERYTHING. Even if it is something they have not played with once. So, my system has been to watch what Read More
stress
I checked out a bunch of children's books from the library about moving to prepare the girls for the upcoming transition. If only it were as simple packing all of our stuff to go to a new house like all of the stories. Every item in the house requires a decision: will we NEED/want this in Iceland? Will we need this for the next two months in training? Is it worth it to keep this is storage for two years? Will we ever use it again? If I do get rid of it, will we just have to spend money to Read More
Five Reasons why the “Moving” part of Moving ain’t no Fun
5. When you are packing or putting stuff into storage, nothing is worth as much as it is when it is being used in your house. 4. Most of us have some sort of file full of things that seemed like they should be kept "just in case" (i.e. just in case I get audited by the IRS), but now must either be thrown out or take up precious space. 3. Most of the time, you are trying to MOVE your stuff while simultaneously USING it in the last week you are in your house. 2. For me there is this nagging sense Read More
OBX in Pictures
We just returned from a week in Duck, NC with my entire side of the family. Here are a few priceless photos. Also, a quick plug for the exceptional Nikon D40. Read More
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