Two Worlds

Blog Post About May 2021

Doug spent a lot of time with realtors looking for a place for his new co-worker to live when she arrived in country.

On the day she signed her contract, we headed over to a furniture store to buy her some bedroom furniture.

The show rooms here are like nothing I've ever seen.

Or maybe places like this exist in America and I just haven't seen them.

Meanwhile, back in our neighborhood, a completely different kind of world exists.

Keira went across the street to hang out with the neighbors' and their chickens

I told Keira not to be afraid, but I guess she should have been a little afraid.

The chicken pecked her toe and ended up drawing blood.

Here Comes the Rain Again, Not to Mention, My Tears

Blog Post About Summer 2020

The storms didn't stop.

When we left Memphis to drive to Nashville, we still had a lot of rain.

A LOT!

September 1, 2020

Welcome to Nashville, Kylie!  😂

September 1, 2020

We were privileged to be able to stay at the parents' house of a young lady we knew from our time in Africa. 

After a good night's rest, Doug and I got up the next morning to help Kylie get the things she needed to check into her apartment. Caleb and Karis stayed at the house so they could get some school done, and Keira went to the zoo with the children of the young lady (now married) we knew from our time in Africa.

September 2, 2020

The apartment looked pretty clean at first :)

We had never met these girls before and we didn't know anything about them, but we quickly learned one of them liked Vienna sausages (see cabinet), two of them came with jars of Nutella, one of them really liked microwave mac & cheese, and they all liked junk food a little more than Kylie.

Roommates can be an interesting situation. 

Different beliefs, different hobbies, different schedules-kept can cause tension.

It was a good year of growth...maybe for all of them.