A change in story of Thanks

I started this week with one blog topic in mind since it would be around Thanksgiving when I would post it.  I worked on it when I got enough power to the computer I could type it up.  I planned to pen a blog on being thankful for the use of the house at the…

Education

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”–Nelson Mandela For those of you who are regular readers of my blog, some of this discussion will be a refresher from some of the previous blogs.  But since I am picking up new readers who are interested in the Tumaini Primary…

Everybody walk the dinosaur

My pardons to Was (Not Was) on the use of their song phrase but I really wanted a song title to talk about walking here.  There were many to choose from Ronettes’ Walking In The Rain; Katrina and the Wave’s Walking On Sunshine; Johnny Cash’s I Walk the Line to the Bangles Walk Like an…

Pack your backpack

I have done a couple of blogs on organization in the past and also talked about pairing down to what is essential.  I have talked about one of my favorite shows, Tiny House Nation on FYI network with John and Zack.  John’s main focus on the show is to help prepare the family for living…

Concrete Stain

Most that know me also know about my love of all things concrete.  From concrete canoes to translucent concrete in buildings, I have always loved concrete as both a building material with structural properties but also as an artistic element.When my parents first moved into their house in the Rolling Green retirement community, I did…

Time to get back to work

A couple of odds and ends before I get into the meat of today’s topic.  I have installed a bike rope pulley system to store my parents large A frame ladder. I have started working on their garage floor and have cleaned the siding on the outside of the house Now the  big news:  I…

Cleaning up and trying to relax

I am sorry I have not been as bloggy as normal while I am at home.  (yes I know that is not a word but in today’s culture that seems to be ok)  I have been busy with filling out applications online for jobs that are filled in less than 24 hours.  I have also…

Searching for Clarity

I have been home for just over a week and half though it has felt much longer.  There have been a lot of questions asked that my answer of “I don’t know” does not suffice.  There has been a lot of activity, some of it mine and some of it tagging along for my parent’s…

Being Recalled

How do I describe this last week?  Surreal, hard to fathom, chaos, unbelievable?  After last week’s blog about the wonderful gifts, the team brought me and the gift of their time and presence we move to my being recalled to the states. Why? As many will recall, I had to come home in April due…

Zawadi

When I wrote up the review of the mission team and their activities a couple of weeks ago I left one major part out.  Not because I did not want to talk about it but I did not have the pictures to go along with it.Zawadi means gift.  When the team came over they brought…