Stateside... July 2018

                                                                                                                          

 What a gift to be able to go to the states for a little time with family, esp after having poured more energy than I felt at the time, during the last year of being mom and teacher. A special thank you to Jess and Lynita for your extra work, to Luke and Joyce, David and Hannah, and Ruth, for our tickets. It was so very very generous and thoughtful of you!

                                                                                        

  

Our dear Abe and Mimi picked us up in Pittsburg, and took us to a beautiful motel for the night. What a refreshing way to start out our time!  This lady is absolutely amazing, and we had the best breakfast right there in our suite. When we got to the house, some of the family was there to see us. Later, more came, then more!  I  went to sleep with the full moon streaming across the bed,and the beautiful sound of the waterfalls outside.

                                                                                                                                                                          

The next morning i walked in on our family camping, in a bear costume. I had a box of fruit snacks that i passed out…. Dad and mom  and most of my nieces and nephews thought i was arriving Monday. It was absolutely epic. Shocked would be a good word to describe how my parents felt. Yessss!!!!!!!

                                                                                                                        

Meeting the new nephew. ALL THE BABY SNUGGLES….

No place like Moms house. We got up early on Monday morning. The world was quiet and beautiful. The birds were singing their praises, and the grass and trees and flowers were joining in silent worship.

I loved helping mom around the house, working in the garden

and talking together.

Attending Andrew and Priscillas wedding was a highlight for me, even though i esp missed Jess that day.

                                                                                                              

Im not sure how many mornings we met for early coffee, but it was so fun to talk in person!

And with my other big sister…..<3

So proud of my sister and their new business!!!

                        

One of my favorite pictures from my trip.

I’m so blessed to have these people be my family.

More friends and more coffee… more beauty and more memories. And then, the unexpected extra days. As Haiti found its self in a turmoil and upheaval, days before our scheduled return, we waited.

We met my Sil as planned, so we would be near the airport. Jess made the final call to reschedule our return. Although we could fly, it was unsafe for him to travel to pick us up.

Even though the circumstances were less than ideal, we had the pleasure of a few days with Mark and Lois. Wow. What an unexpected gift!!!! 

Not only that, Abe and Judy stopped by on their way home from Ontario and spent another 14 hours or so with us. How sweet was that!?!?!?

We flew back into Haiti on July 12. So happy to see Jess and the other children again, and Lynita! We made some stops in town, esp for Lynita, and then enjoyed a lovely late lunch together before going to CAM guesthouse for the night.

Lynita and I shared coffee together the next morning and then we took her to the airport. We sure are going to miss her!

Its good to be home.

so so good.