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The Simple Easter
What do you think about when someone says, “Easter.” So many thoughts come to my mind … Easter eggs… Easter candy (yummm!)… Easter church service… family… fantastic food… Many great memories run through my mind when thinking about this day. Easter… the day that Christ rose from the dead… this day is a BIG DEAL. Churches,…
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Caught Between Two Worlds
Ryan and I have now been home in Minnesota and Wisconsin for about two weeks and are preparing to travel back to Haiti on Thursday. We have had a great time visiting family and friends, going to our favorite restaurants, shopping for items we need in Haiti, and maybe relaxing a little bit. It is…
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Visiting the United States
We are currently in the US for a quick visit. We are visiting with family, friends, and doing attempting to do our taxes. Talk about complicated – closing down the piano studio, selling of our assets and blah blah. Fun stuff 😀 Our plan is to take the first week in WI and then the second week…
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January
This month has been quite the whirlwind. We’ve literally had hundreds of guests come in and out of our doors, thousands of pounds of loaded suitcases hauled in and out, prepared enough food to feed several armies, and answered the same questions over and over and over… I’m not going to lie – it’s been…
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What day is it?
Verse of the day on the GH whiteboard: Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you. – Galations 5:1 A few pictures… We…
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Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus
Religion says do – Jesus says done This video has been going around facebook, twitter, and blogs recently. I just had to share it too! I don’t even know if I agree with everything in the video but it has some fantastic messages!
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Haiti Earthquake 2 Year Anniversary
Today is the two year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. It has been easy to live here and not think too much about how this is the same place where a quarter of a million people died within a few days from the effects of it. Yes, there is rubble scattered around and some buildings…
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Yet Another Adventure for the Books
Ryan and I have finally come to the conclusion that it would be very helpful to have a vehicle for personal use during our time here in Haiti. Much to Ryan’s disappointment, the cheapest option by far was a motorcycle. 🙂 He had his 30th birthday on Wednesday, January 4th, and got to unwrap the…
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First Christmas in Haiti
Traditions go out the window a bit when you move to Haiti. You start brand new in almost everything you do, including what happens on Christmas :-D. I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. -Charles Dickens, Ebeneezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol Melissa’s parents arrived yesterday night with…
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Bòn Fèt Clarel!
Today we celebrated one of our guesthouse worker’s birthdays. His name is Clarel and he turned 25! Clarel was orphaned at the age of five when his mother was on a refugee ship that sank. He was then sent to an orphanage with his two brothers. From what I have heard, it sounds like it…