How to Make a Jesus-Themed Christmas Tree out of Paper
In the midst of Thanksgiving hoopla we have sure been missing Claire. I worked my tail off to send off her Christmas package before the holidays ramped up. And it…
A Missionary I’m MISSING! And Another Mission transfer
We are smack-dab in the middle of gratitude month and I want to say how THANKFUL I am for my missionary and all she’s learning over there on the other…
A Visitor from Africa
Remember when we went to visit Dave’s sister Christy and her husband who are serving as mission presidents in Sierra Leone, Africa? And you may remember how they were called…
Missionary Monday (on a Wednesday)
Oh we sure loved up our kids on Labor Day weekend. But there was for sure a big gap. There always is. That huge personality of Claire’s is tangibly missing….
The Beginning of Claire’s missionary adventure in Australia
I wrote about Claire’s birthday in Australian birthday time (yesterday since she’s 18 hours ahead of us). But it’s her birthday today in America. So let’s celebrate this girl a…
Gratitude for bubbles of love – Claire’s Australian arrival
I have so much gratitude for “bubbles of love.” And that we can pray for those bubbles to encapsulate our children when they are struggling. The other day, after a…
A first “Missionary Monday” blog post for Claire
Welp, let’s do a first “Missionary Monday” blog post for Claire. That girl has been in the MTC for SO long. And she still has SO long to go! But…
Sending Claire off…How the “big” kids took their sister under their wings and eased their mother’s heart in the process
I thought I would be ok just sending Claire off to the MTC by herself. You see, she has eight more weeks of study there before she heads off to…
An official missionary and how the “Home MTC” works
By the time this posts, Claire will be en route to her next adventure: the “official Missionary Training Center.” She will be in rigorous classes for eight more weeks from…