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Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 00:50 Written by Meg Tuesday, 25 May 2010 00:35

It was a success.  The girls did great flying with just me (a big worry of mine before we left).  I couldn't ask for better travelers.  We arrived in Atlanta and I got to see my soccer buddy from high school, Jenny Smith.  Thanks Jenny for keeping Mom and helping with the pick-up.  :)  After a day in Tullahoma (filled with gator rides and good home-cookin), Mom headed with the girls and me to Nashville to drop off my grandmother (GG to the girls) and head to Searcy for the big surprise.  Because of timing we drive straight to Little Rock to pick up my mother-in-law, Memaw.  From there, we drove to Searcy and successfully surprised Katy in the parking lot.

Katy is the last of 5 kids to graduate from Harding.  She skipped her senior year and has always jokingly told us that we all had to be present at her college graduation.  We all had very good reasons to not be able to attend (Pat was speaking at the Pepperdine Lectures, Nate was finishing up course work, Collin was busy with his semester).  We ALL showed up, and it was a very special time (short but special).  We were sad to say goodbye to Memaw in Searcy, but we are so thankful we could work out a way to see her.

After graduation, we spent a week in Tullahoma.  I got to spend time with great friends, eat such wonderful food, have free baby-sitting, and enjoy the comforts of home.  There is no place like it.  At the end of our stay, we were past ready to see Greg.  We left Tullahoma at 9:30 in the morning to get to Atlanta for our 5:00 pm flight.  We arrived in Lima at midnight, and then waited to leave for Arequipa at 5 am!!!  Crazy lay-over, but once again, the girls did so great.  We looked like we had that schedule when Greg greeted us at 6:30 the next morning.

Believe it or not, I deleted a ton of photos.  If you are interested, here is a little glimpse of our time home...

 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2010 16:28 Written by Greg Tuesday, 17 August 2010 00:00

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 September 2010 01:43 Written by Meg Thursday, 02 September 2010 01:24

It is hard to believe, but two years ago our two families landed in a foreign country with LOTS of suitcases, 2 little girls, and a vision for what God had called us to.  We had many people praying for us, two wonderful supporting churches behind us, and very little idea of what was ahead.  Here we are two years ago...

And a little glimpse of what our girls looked like...

Now here we are two years later.  I will be reflecting on these 2 years in a journal post, but for now I just wanted to post our latest picture of the team (taken in June).  See how we have grown?

And look at our girls now!  They make pretty good big sisters.  :)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY teamAREQUIPA!!!

 

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 September 2009 20:57 Written by Greg Wednesday, 11 June 2008 07:33

Goings on:

Been working on our team strategy lately.  It's been nice finally to synthesize things that have been in my head for years.

Rereading Jordan's Wheel of Time series at nights.  Sometimes it feels like I'm breaking the rules by not reading more serious stuff, but I like brain candy too much to care.

Have fully made the transition to black coffee.  I still like a good latte, but for the daily grind (pun intended), it's black and strong.

Been working in the garden a lot.  Weeds got out of control while I was recovering from wisdom teeth surgery.  Will be a ton of produce if I can keep it going.

Finally made first batch of deer jerkey.  It's got good flavor, but I dried it slightly too long.  The thicker pieces are pretty good.

Ana stood by herself for a long time last night at VBS and clapped and "danced."  She is due to walk soon, I think.  Megan got the pool up to snuff, so Ana has been swimming and likes it.

Been helping with VBS.  Your guess is as good as mine.

Apparently it's a good summer for snakes.  We caught a four foot rat snake at the house--snooping for bird nests.  Saw a three foot black racer jet accross the driveway the other day.

Planning to try to build a bunkbed for Nathan and Jenny.  Should be fun.

Registered for the Christian Scholars Conference at Lipscomb this year.  Should be interesting.  Will not get to attend World Convention (Stone-Campbell unity thing).  What's up with a $200 dollar registration fee anyway?