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.

A Blast From the Past

Blog Post About May 2021

To help take Keira's mind off of Kylie leaving, she went swimming at some friends' house.

May 8, 2021

While Keira was swimming, Doug was discussing things with the neighborhood guys.

And soon enough, Kylie was back in Nashville, back to school, and back to babysitting.

May 11, 2021

This sweet, curly haired lady is the mom to the four children above. We met her in 2009 before we went to Africa. You can see how young Kylie is in this picture (7) when this lady babysat my three one night.

Now, we've come full circle. 

This lady lives in Nashville, and Kylie babysits her crew weekly.

I love how God connects us.

Caleb's team won a soccer tournament in May.

You can see that Caleb is one of the tallest guys out there.

May 15, 2021

And the cat (Aoife) continues to be a source of entertainment for the kids.

May 16, 2021

The Cat and a Sad Goodbye

Blog Post About May 2021

This cat gets in the strangest sleeping positions.

...But she IS cute...at least for now.

Her mom came by for a visit, but this picture is the only time we saw Aoife looking at the cat outside. The rest of the time, she acted like it wasn't even there.

Granola and smoothie bowls on the balcony

And just like that, May 7 came, and it was time to say "goodbye."

We stayed up late, past midnight, waiting to take her to her flight, 

which would leave around 3am on May 8.

Bye, Kylie. Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to seeing you at Christmas (which is now just around the corner)

 

Kylie: Home for a Visit

Blog Post About April 2021

Kylie came home for a visit for her 10-day break at the end of April.

We kept the surprise of her arrival from Keira, and when Kylie walked in, Keira sweetly burst into tears.

Kylie was busy while she was here. She met with a local businessman about increasing his instagram traffic.

April 25, 2021

She had lunch with her graphic designer friend and went to see her new office space.

April 27, 2021

She surprised quite a few people with her arrival, and we loved having her home, even if it was for a short while. 

April 28, 2021
 

It's now December 2021, and we anxiously await her arrival for Christmas in 15 days!!