Wow, what a good day! The kids and I had our second day of "school" with our real sonlight curriculum. We were overjoyed to receive our books over the weekend. I did some quick studying (pretty much all day Sunday) to get ready for the week of teaching because as much as I know in my head it would be wise to take more time to prepare, none of us could wait another day to start. Our first two days have been amazing. I am not naive enough to think every day will be blissful and easy, but it was a great way to start! I'll be adding a few more subjects in a few weeks, such as science and art.
We also spent the day being a bit sneaky. Our suitemate, who is from the Detroit area of Michigan, had her 19th birthday today. The kids made her cards and I planned a meal with our other suitemate so we could have a suprise birthday dinner tonight. The kids were actually able to keep quiet all day and Sue came with her daughters for a fun filled evening. I think she was feeling a little sad being away from her family today, so hopefully we helped a little.
When Sue arrived, she also carried in packages from 3 different friends/family. We had so much fun opening boxes and envelopes. My mother-in-law sent me the softest slippers in the world because I was a good wife and mom and packed everyone in my family slippers, but I left mine by the back door.Oops! She also sent taco seasoning which we have been craving so this week we are having tacos! Thanks mom for the seasonings and slippers, Bryan likes his too. The kids got some fun silly bands, coloring pages, and cards from some of their friends and Elijah went yelling happily through the house when he saw that his friend Joshua sent him a magic tree house book (his favorite series). Thanks Sammy and Eric for your thoughtfulness in your gifts and tomorrow I'll enjoy a salad just for you with my italian dressing from home. I love seeing their excitement and it makes me realize how much we really do miss home when we get so overjoyed everytime we hear from friends or get mail :) But I have to make special mention for my very special friend Terp, who is currently recovering from surgery and could use prayers for healing. Her package contained something I never expected to see shipped all the way to Africa just for my husband....3 packs of single servings of SPAM. For those of you who know Bryan and how much he loves to wear his SPAM shirt and tease people about his love of SPAM. It was AWESOME! We laughed so hard it almost made us cry.
We are blessed and we can feel God's peace with us everyday. We are happy, yet we miss our friends and family. We are enjoying our adventure, yet we miss some of the comforts of home. We are being stretched and challenged, but we are becoming stronger. We are growing closer as a family and we have not missed our tv once (I can say that now because we have not yet missed the superbowl, poor Bryan). God has shown us that this is His plan for us right now and I am thankful that His grace and mercy are surrounding us too. Thank you so much for your prayers, love, emails, cards, packages, and every other way you show us your support.
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