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Welcome Home, Elisabeth!

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by Anna It has now been a week since Elisabeth's return home after her almost four months spent in India and, though we all knew she was where the Lord wanted her to be during that time, we all are very glad to have her back home with us! Here some of the siblings did a very good job creatively decorating for her "Midnight Welcome Home" Party :)  We all were posted right outside the security gate eagerly anticipating her final approach :) It was mixtures of Joy and Nervousness on both sides as this had been the longest any of us had been apart from our family.  Elisabeth ~ "I have to say I had a tinge of nervousness myself...This group was twice the size of the one I'd been with for almost a third of a year! My friends there had blessed me with a custom-made garwalli dress which I was excited to wear when I came home. That type of dress is worn by the Garwalli people scattered in the villages of the Himalayan Mountains." For those ...

The Simple Joys of Life

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Posted by Anna Oh, the simple joys of life: a tiny flower, a friendly smile, a hidden sea shell, a baby's giggle, a funny comment... So often we can become too busy to even notice these little gestures of loving touches from our heavenly Father, and forget that Life is made up of little things. Sure, the big moments come, the magnificent appearances of God's hand working in our lives. But all to soon our focus can get so caught up in "the big things" that we fail to see the flutter of a butterfly, or rejoice with a young one as their discovery of the insect zoo in the back yard has just emerged. Elisabeth and I have started a collection of some of the small funny things our siblings have either done or said, and as we are logging them for our own keepsakes, we thought it would be a delight to share some of them with you. Right along are some simple shots that have been collected through the years that may bring a smile to your day just as they have ours. We...

To every season there are... Birthdays!!!

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Posted by Anna Happy Birthday to our dear sisters!!! Laura & Joanna A few days after Laura's birthday was Joanna's! Keep scrolling down, 'cause there is something very special that happens on our girl's 10th birthday... The following pictures are self explanatory, so have fun looking :) Happy birthday girls! May the light of Christ continue to shine through you both as you keep seeking Him with all your heart! We love you! "Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I might learn thy commandments."  ~ Psalm 119:73 ~