In English, Day of the Dead! Day of the Dead is a Latin American holiday celebrated each year on Nov 1 & 2. The holiday has its roots in pagan ancestry worship. However, some Latin American Christians celebrate it as well, especially since the holiday has been merged (in many areas) with mainstream Catholicism. November 1 …
Recently I posted about all the “things” to love around Casa de Fe. Today’s post is to add one more to the list. Meet the luckiest puppy on the planet… The kids have affectionately named him Jeff. *So I came back to edit this post, becuase the more I thought about it, the …
This post should have been published to months ago… AJ’s & AC’s birthdays are just 3 weeks apart, so we decided to have one party. There are a few places in town with public pools, so the girls chose to have a pool party. We enjoyed the fellowship with fellow missionaries as well as some …
Tungurahua is a volcano near Ambato, Ecuador (about 2 hours away) that has received international attention lately as it began to spit and spurt lava several weeks ago. We made an evening trip to Banos (half-way between us and Ambato) to try to get a glimpse of lava flow. That trip was fun, but clouds and …
Charlotte Mason, famed (at least in the homeschooling community) English educator, once said, “Every child every day needs: 1. Something to love. 2. Something to do. 3. Something to think about.” I have seen my own children blossom and grow with patience and compassion when they have had an animal to care for, and the …
