Beautiful Feet

Reflections on a Compost Pile

2012-01-17T12:10:00.004-07:00

Compost is, by definition, gross.According to Wikipedia, compost "is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment". It's garbage. Really old garbage.Yesterday my menfolk took off for the day to help prepare to put a roof on the church building in Tecomate, Guasave. Sarah, Evie and I took the opportunity to finish a few "pendientes" (that's the "to do"

Alive and Kicking

2012-01-14T14:03:00.003-07:00

To prove that I really haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I am posting today. Hurrah!!!Today is Saturday and it just happens to be the second Saturday of January. Therefore, tonight is youth night at our house. Very exciting. This will be our second youth event since we finished the conference center behind our house. Caleb is downstairs fixing something on his drum and preparing the

The Mystery of History, Volume 1

2011-11-30T20:22:00.001-07:00

Finished.We chose to homeschool almost 20 years ago. I knew when I started that I would have challenges, simply because of who I am. I’m a bit scattered. Really. When I nag Caleb, my text-book ADD child, to focus on what he’s doing, he quips (respectfully) that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Ah, so true.I’ve tried, over the years, to fix myself, but I finally have just come to

Autumn - Otoño

2011-11-09T09:12:00.003-07:00

Fall is really my favorite season. The smells and the feelings, more than the sights and sounds, evoke memories from my childhood -- freshly turned soil, burning leaves, chilly morning air, heavy fog. In Oregon, I savored the turning leaves in red, orange and yellow. Here in Sinaloa, fall brings the vibrant rainbow colors of bougainvillea and the bright green of corn, milo and wheat fields.

Time Flies Like an Arrow...

2011-11-04T15:11:00.007-07:00

...Fruit flies like a banana.Today marks 4 years of banging my head against a wall blogging. To celebrate, I baked a cake!In years past, I've hosted a "Round TUIT round-up" to commemorate my blogoversary, but this year...I didn't get around to it. Such is life on the beach!We've been building a fellowship center, going on mission trips, planning a Bible school and getting ready for mission teams

Life is Back to Normal

2011-11-01T08:38:00.003-07:00

My house is loud again! Doug and the boys arrived home from their mission trip to Quimichis, Nayarit, México, last night. They were glad to be home and we were glad to have them home!I think that they grew. Caleb says he doesn't believe that's possible in only 5 days, but I don't know. I was starting to feel tall while they were gone (Andrew and Evie are still a bit shorter than I), but now

Old Dogs and New Tricks and All That

2011-10-31T08:50:00.005-07:00

We've been in Mexico now for almost six years. Time has flown! I was just thinking about how much the kids have grown!Funny how Doug and I haven't changed a bit! (Don't laugh.)So in six years, we've experienced 12 "Daylight Savings" changes.And I've missed every single one. Without exception.Why is it so difficult? It really shouldn't be. In Mexico, the time changes on the first Sunday of

You Know You're a Large Family When...

2011-10-30T16:30:00.003-07:00

I took a little stroll outside this morning, wandering among my various trees and vines which are doing very well, in spite of me.I admired the bougainvillea, which now has both white and fuchsia blooms -- not sure exactly how it does that. I praised God for my orange tree and my naranjita, which are both finally beginning to grow. I coaxed a few stray tendrils from the extremely happy and

Winter is Coming and Other Randomness

2011-10-29T13:45:00.002-06:00