So much to share and so little time… Actually, I sometimes put off sharing news here because I just can’t wrap my mind around it all. This job can be overwhelming at times. Who am I kidding? It’s almost always overwhelming…physically, emotionally and spiritually exhausting. Last week, we buried sweet Santiago. I posted his story months ago …
And yes, I know that it’s almost Easter…. better late than never, right?! Christmas Day here in Shell started like a normal Christmas Day in the States. We started the morning with homemade cinnamon rolls/muffins (gluten-free this year), read the Christmas story and opened our gifts. I love that we limit gifts to 3 each. …
Jhan Alex came to us about a week ago from the jungle. He was born about 2 months ago with cleft lip and palette, and even though this is a fairly common birth defect in his community (and correctable), his mother had refused to nurse him. His father was attempting to keep him alive by …
And in the middle of December, we did a little banana harvesting… These were harvested from a tree behind our house. Behind JC? Yep, that’s where the jungle begins. JP had to supervise the operation. And yes, Hubs is wearing MY houndstooth rain boots! We actually didn’t keep these. We took them to Casa de …
Things are done just a little different for Christmas here in Ecuador, but not much… Christmas trees are in abundance, lights and nativities. We’ve even seen “snowmen”. For the first time ever, our family has a real live Christmas tree. A nice surprise fell out of the tree… Thankfully, it was empty. The mostly finished …
