Hello Friends,
So sorry for the lack of blogging this past week. My life has been a whirlwind.
Sunday 14th * Fiesta Gaucho ... a Cowboy Party at a ranch outside of Buenos Aires.
Monday 15th * 14 hour bus ride from Buenos Aires to Mendoza.
Tuesday 16th
* Last Day for Shopping and Running Errands with Carissa.
* The opportunity to give a Teaching Time / Message to all of the students and staff at the YWAM Base. Wow! (more details later ...)
* Carissa and I surprised the staff with a special "American Dessert" on my last night ... Banana Splits. What a treat!
Wednesday 17th
* Helping with Wedding preparations for Laura and Julio.
* A fancy Wedding Luncheon for all of the Staff and friends.
* Time to say "Good-bye" to all of my new friends, and my dear daughter Carissa. (Yes, I cried at the airport.)
* Trouble with Immigration, as I became a suspected drug smuggler (more on that later ...).
Thursday 18th
* My amazing husband surprised me at the Seattle airport. I had left my car in Seattle, expecting to drive the 2 hours home after my 19 hours of plane flights. But, Jim caught a ride to Seattle, picked up my car, met me with a bouquet of flowers when I got off the plane, took me out to lunch, and drove me home. WOW!!!
* Small Group Meeting that evening
* Cassie arrived from Oregon, bringing home the 3 little ones who had spent a week with her.
Friday 19th
* Time to hang out with my family. Ahhhhh.....
Saturday 20th
* Day trip to the State Fair (150 mile drive each way) with 9 of our kids and 3 of their friends. We left at 10:30 a.m. and returned home at 12:30 a.m. It poured rain most of the day (remember Seattle's reputation), but we had a GREAT time despite the weather.
Sunday 21st
* Day trip to Uncle Dave's house (100 mile drive each way) with 11 of our kids and sweet Heidi ... for Grandpa's 90th Birthday Party. A very fun day was had by all ...
Monday 22nd
* Lindsey's last day before heading out on her YWAM Adventure. She is now in Germany, with plans to stay for 6 months.
Tuesday 23rd
* I wonder why I'm so tired.
Scroll down ... for pictures and stories ...
Welcome to Our Journey of Faith. My blog is a place where I share the joys and trials of living a faith-filled life as the mother of an extra large (12 children) homeschooling family, and my prayer is that it brings encouragement to others to live their lives as an adventure of faith, as well.
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Thanks for stopping by my family site! Wow! Your family is awesome!!!! I've been praying for four years that God will send a child that we can adopt, but so far that hasn't been His will. Until then we are just going to enjoy the 11 that we have in our lives right now.
ReplyDeleteWhen you get ready to build your wensite, just let me know and I'll tell you how I made mine for free. I've helped several create theirs.
God bless and keep up the good work.
Hugs, sandy
Found you blog surfing. What a family!!! I come from a family of 12. Am the third oldest. My mother now has over 100 direct decendents. She became a great great this summer.
ReplyDeleteDid you go to Gahna to adopt? I am making a trip to Tanzania in about three weeks. Not adoption, but mission.
So, are you two hours north, south, east or west of Seattle? I am a little over an hour North.
Feel free to come visit my blog if you have a free minute. Look forward to seeing you