Friday Flashback

I think every mama goes through a phase where she dresses her daughters the same or almost the same. Especially if she was never blessed with twins! My girls are twenty months apart from each other and are the best of friends (mostly). ;0)

This picture was taken when Erin was in First Grade and Ally in K4. Erin just lost both of her front teeth. I must say, they were looking exceptionally cute that day!

Today, they are still good friends and enjoy having each others company.

Bless His Heart (twice)

Every time Noah opens his mouth to speak, I'm always wondering what he's going say next. Lately He wants to know when we're going back to Nana's house (where we live when not on the road). Other questions include, "Is that Pastor going to get our house in Croatia?"; "Are we in Texas?"- "Yes Noah."- He says, "Oh, I like that town!"

The question/statement of the hour is, "When we get to Croatia, can they move our side beside Nana's house?" "I love Nana really a lot and Nana love me really a lot." How do you answer a question like that without feeling horrible?

Our only answer was that we would still see Nana, but not alot. We will talk on the phone and see her on the computer. =( The only life he knows is deputation, so he doesn't have his own room, home, fav seat at the table etc.

I know, I know.... I need to be strong for him and the girls. Sometimes it's hard and all I want to do is make things "normal" for them. Then.... I remember the Croatian people and how we must go and make a normal life for them there.

.....Pray for us that it won't be much longer!

IKEA or Bust!

Just doing a little window shopping for my new home in Croatia and NEEDED to pick up the latest catalog! I forget how much I love this store until I walk in and the kids want to try out all of the sofas! LOL Then they want to make a wish list of what they want their room to look like. All in all, it was a really cheap date night/ fun night with the kids. The only thing we left with was a bag of meatballs, Lingonberry preserves, and gravy packet. Meatballs you say... lingonwhat?, haven't you been to IKEA?! One can never leave without trying the meatball combo... soooo GOOD!





We can't wait until we can shop for real at the IKEA in Austria right by my sweet sister in law Melinda.(She and her husband are missionaries there.) Take a look at how my meatballs turned out:

A Home Away from Home

Life on the road is tough when you're a missionary. God had provided our family with some wonderful places to call home while we travel. I just wish I had taken pictures of them all!

This is our current dwelling in the Houston area. We are staying at Berean Baptist Church's missions home and it is AWESOME!

The rug in the bathroom brought back a flood of memories. It is the same one we used in our daughter's nursery where we used the Country Noah's Ark. I miss those days.


The Seaside Room~ very pretty with it's own bathroom


The Garden Room~ cute w/bunks for the kids


and the same room w/ a queen bed too. There is also a bathroom attached.


A spacious living room and kitchen complete with washer and dryer.






I would highly recommend this place for any missionary needing a place to say. It is able to house a large family or a few smaller families. We stayed in two rooms on the other side of the living room. They had the same layout as the other side with one large bathroom in between.

****BONUS~ Playground for th kids to run off all their energy!****

You are Loved

The Best Valentine

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son. That whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish; but have everlasting life.

What a wonderful promise! So glad He's mine... is He yours? If not then why not trust Him.

Friday Flashbacks

This is our sweet Allyson Grace, I think she was about 4 or 5 weeks old in this picture. Those were the days, care for a 20 month old and a new little one. She definitley kept us on our toes and let us know when she needed something. Waaaaaaa! Much different than her sister.

Today she is still completely different from her sis, but we love that difference!! She adds spunk to our life and definitley makes us laugh!

Check her out on my sidebar!

Wordless Wednesday

Oh Yum!

LOOK at what my sweet husband made for LUNCH! Chicken Pot Pie!!! It was so yummy on this cool and blustery day.

Spring Fever

While we have escaped most of the COLD & SNOWY weather in Virginia, we still are getting "Spring Fever" here in Texas. Yesterday, it was 61 and sunny so we took the kids to the coast. It was the farthest south we have ever been in Texas! Everyone had fun exploring the beach for shells and squishing the sand between our toes! Sure beats 2 feet of snow!


PRETTY PALM TREES



WARM WEATHER= BARE TOES



JUST US ENJOYING GALVESTON ISLAND

Lookie, lookie

I was in Target the other day and found something very useful for ministry:

Catholicism for Dummies.... what will they think of next? I think it will be a help to us to understand how the Catholic community thinks. Couldn't pass it up for a $1.



Also, I couldn't resist this candle on the clearance shelf! Do you see the title? "Home Again", I plan on saving this for my future home in Croatia where they are so cold to the Gospel. Hopefully our family will be able to help share the warmth of the Gospel to this needy land.

.....Pray for us!

New Adventures

With every "mission home" comes new adventures: new toys to play with, beds to sleep in,sights to see, kitchens to cook in. Everything is always new and always takes some getting used to...... especially... trying to figure out which way the shower knobs turn so that you don't scald yourself!!!

Here are just a few of our new adventures this week:

Give us a smile!
The horses and donkey behind us at the boarding stables.


The tiny kitchen to work in.... thank goodness for the one in the church!


New dolls to play with and books to read. (cars and blocks for Noah too)


New places to sleep..... Noah got the couch this time.


Although we are not "home" yet, we are thankful for churches like this that have a home for us to stay in until we get to our "Home, home". Like Noah would say. =)