Preparing

A lot of people are shocked when they hear we have been here for 18 months and not left:)  But to establish something takes time.  If you are always gone, it won't just happen.  God has established something good here in Belmopan.  And this is just the beginning.  And we know that amazing leaders have been raised up to keep things going while we are gone:)  He has also established in our hearts that this is our home right now.  Staying here for so long has helped that.

But now, my focus has been on a very quick trip to the states.  So much to do, in such a little amount of time.  We all need new clothes and just general stock up on everything.  Will definitely need to ship some things back.  We have planned all our doctors appointments and just praying none of that changes.  Plus visits with friends, family and churches...all takes a lot of time.  Literally, every day, we have something scheduled.  It is exciting, but a little overwhelming too.

Tori has been begging to get her hair permanently straightened.  She has not cut her hair in over a year...and it is so long.  I took before and after pictures.   It broke my heart a little for her to get rid of her gorgeous curly hair.  But like me, she will need to grow older to truly appreciate the natural hair God gave her:)

When I picked her back up, she truly was gorgeous and looked so much older.  We even got her brows done for the first time.  So, now, she is ready to go see all her friends in the states:)  And she will just have to "touch up" with the straightener each day, rather than spending hours straightening it:)

The weather has been nice here this week, with rain really cooling things down.  That is the best part about the rain.  And it is amazing how much more energy to get things done...that I have when it is cooler.  This morning, I woke up and got dinner in the crockpot, made a double batch of banana muffins and cut up a watermelon...and cleaned up from all that before 8 am.  I'm feeling a little tired now, though.  This morning, Erika has a friend over to play, always a treat for her.  And later, we are continue our carshopping.  We are trying to get an older SUV to replace my Toyota.  We need something with more trunk space so that we can load up the sound equipment after church on Sundays.  And we just need a little newer, and higher up vehicle.  The roads and speedbumps are hard in our little car, although we are thankful that it has been so dependable these last 18 months.

Well, have a great weekend:)