Mikayla is now the proud owner of a student driver's permit. Her Daddy will be teaching her how to drive here!
(but when she gets to the USA she'll have to unlearn all the Filipino driving habits!!!)
Mikayla is now the proud owner of a student driver's permit. Her Daddy will be teaching her how to drive here!
(but when she gets to the USA she'll have to unlearn all the Filipino driving habits!!!)
Tomorrow (Thursday June 30) we move to our new rental house.
It is still close to school and saves us a bit of money each month in rent.
We signed up for internet at the new rental but it will take about 10 days or so to come up, so I'm not sure how often I'll be posting in the next couple weeks.
We've been busy packing, having a painter friend paint the house, fixing up the house a bit, cleaning...
Tomorrow morning a jeepney will help us take our stuff to the new house. We have 3 or 4 guys helping too! It should go well.
Keep us in your prayers; for the move, for our financial support to increase.
our new rental home
The day Kurt, Mikayla, Ben, and James came to pick Kirsten and I up from our retreat, we headed off for a short family vacation to Eden Nature Park. It was our respite before this week in which we are now busy packing, painting the new rental, and moving into by July 1!
Jerard stayed at home with Arlene. He tends to throw many seizures when out of his own familiar environment, so we've found it best to leave him in his comfort zone.
Well, Kirsten turned 13 and she wanted a BIG teddy bear!
She also wanted kwarta (money) as she is saving up for an IPod!
The day after she turned 13 she and I (Mom) went on a three day mother/daughter retreat to talk about growing up issues, have fun together, relax, pray, read....it was a good, blessed time! We discussed purity of the heart, mind, body; growing in Christ, etc. It was a blessed time. We will go shopping for a purity ring soon.
Some of the books we referenced were The Bible, "A Quiet Heart" by Elisabeth Elliott; "Preparing Your Daughter for Every Woman's Battle" by Shannon Ethridge; "A Young Woman After God's Own Heart" by Elizabeth George; and "A Spirit Controlled Temperament" by Tim LaHaye.
In front of the cabin we stayed at in Loleng's Mountain Resort.
A scene from Loleng's
I thank God for the time Kirsten and I had alone together. We enjoyed walking together, talking, playing games, feeding the doves and fish, praying together, reading, etc.
Keep praying for all our kids to grow in His wisdom and grace.
Kamikazi!
Terri!