13 Tuesday Oct 2015
Posted in Compassion International, El Salvador, One Life, Traveling, Uncategorized
Child Survival Program ES-C17 at San Antonio, Santa Ana
We visited the Child Survival Program on Monday, September 14. Again, we received a warm welcome by the women and babies, some daddies and the staff of Amiguitos del Rey (King’s Little Friends) Student Center. Continue reading
01 Thursday Oct 2015
Posted in El Salvador, One Life, Traveling, Truth, Uncategorized
September 12-17, 2015 my daughter, Janet, and I had the exciting opportunity to travel to El Salvador with 28 other women through Compassion International. We went to celebrate with a new child development center, visit other more established centers and, meet our OWN sponsored children.
Our first home visit was an easy country walk from the church in rural northern El Salvador. We crossed the highway onto a grassy lane and walked the distance of about two city blocks. To our right there were crop fields, and low mountains. To our left were just a few houses, some with a type of brick walls and corrugated metal roofs. Other homes were more rustic, constructed entirely of corrugated metal pieced together, held together with wire and tree branches. There were no water nor sanitation services in this community. Malnutrition, intestinal parasites, dengue fever and typhoid fevers are a risk for the people of this community.
30 Wednesday Sep 2015
Posted in Celebrations, Compassion International, El Salvador, One Life, Traveling, Truth, Uncategorized
September 12-17, 2015 my daughter, Janet, and I had the exciting opportunity to travel to El Salvador with 28 other women through Compassion International. We went to celebrate with a new child development center, visit other more established centers and, meet our OWN sponsored children.
Sunday, September 13 was our first full day in El Salvador. We were all up early, ready and quite excited about our first Child Development Center visit, to ES-952 Casa de Pan (House of Bread). Personally, while I was excited about seeing the children and meeting families, I was probably more excited that since it was Sunday, we would be worshiping together with the church, the children and their families. This type of fellowship inspires me deeply. To be gathered with believers of another culture, to hear the Scriptures read in their language, to enter into joyful worship as they sing their songs gives a peek into heavenly worship, when people from all tongue and nations will gather together. As we headed out I was full of anticipation!
07 Monday Sep 2015
Posted in Compassion International, Gratitude, One Life, Parenting, teens, Traveling, Uncategorized
Wow, 2 weeks ago I knew this would happen, and it sure did. I’m starting this week staring at the FRIDAY box on my calendar. So much to do, and so little. Just four sleeps from now I will be traveling with my 14 year old daughter to El Salvador. This will be my 3rd trip to that lovely area that connects us up North to those to the South. We are traveling with a group of women, all connected through our ministry to children through Compassion International.
It has been a whole 17 years since I traveled to Guatemala with my mom to do some work for an agency I was employed by, and to meet my first 2 sponsored children. Too long! And I am over the top excited to be heading back to Central America.
Meeting Edgar and his family in Guatemala
This time my 14 year old and I will travel with a group of women, none of whom we have ever met. This one thing has me quaking in my sandals. This mother daughter pair of very introverted ladies is going on a trip with a bunch of unmet ladies??? But we both know this is gift from our Father, so with quaking sandals we are going!
And that is where my courage is to come from, in every situation, knowing that the Father is the orchestrating my life. He knows the desires and passions of my heart, He ordains my steps, He is the keeper of my children. And now that I’ve written that last sentence I’m smiling big because, He gave those gifts as well, passions and desires that have been refined by Him, and my children, gifts, tremendous gifts each one. And one more thing, He has promised to always be with me. So I can look forward with courage and anticipation at what and who awaits in just 4 sleeps.
Who we are looking forward to meeting? In particular Johana and Kenia!
Johana, El Salvador
Kenia
Looking forward to all that God has for these next 2 weeks, and hopefully the words to be able to share some of it with you! Interestered in sponsoring a child through Compassion International?
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27 Monday Jul 2015
Posted in history, Traveling, Uncategorized
Mesa Verde, a stop along the way.
Highway 160 Road Trip
Exiting I-25 at Walsenburg, Colorado, onto Highway 160 leads to a long westward drive to a wealth of beauty and interest. This most certainly includes Mesa Verde, just east of Cortez, Colorado. In early June 2015 I planned a road trip to the Grand Canyon with my daughters and our exchange student Lea. Mesa Verde and 4 Corners Monument were “stops” along the way.
Mesa Verde. Is so much more than a stop along the way!
22 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in Traveling, Uncategorized
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My Beloved, Builder as he is sometimes known, built a doll house for our youngest a few years ago. She loves it and has filled so many productive quiet hours designing and decorating the house. Then after awhile, she saved up the money to purchase another kit. This one SHE built and now simply asks Daddy Builder for help from time to time.
When our oldest daughter, Nikki, heard about her youngest sister’s passion she sent us info on “must sees” in her old neighborhood …Denver. Top of the list…The Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys. As we continue our Colorado Staycation activities, I felt we had to make sure to visit this museum while all of my older kids were out of town in June.
Doll houses, miniatures and toys from past generations and loads of information on Native American, European and Asian cultures fill this charming old house just blocks from Denver’s City Park. Previously known as Pearce-McAllister Cottage, 1880 Gaylord Street, this house is now the home of the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys. There was just one gentleman staffing the museum when we visited, and he was quite kindly and helpful. Back in the kitchen area, the Oak and Berries Tea Room is where the lovely Roxanne Rose serves tea to visitors. You must call ahead for a reservation as the Oak and Berries Tea Room is a very popular spot! For reservations call Roxanne at 720-351-5123. We hadn’t called ahead as we were taking a rather relaxed approach to the day, and I didn’t know exactly when we would be at the Museum. Well, the tea room was hoppin’ busy and it wasn’t until we were about finished with our visit through the museum that Roxanne approached us. She is a lovely woman and we are looking forward, when time allows, to head back to Denver for another visit to the Museum and for tea!
Looking upstreet at the Somewhere Gazette
From when this house was a home
When this house was a home, can you see the details? Love this house!
Stairs to the 2nd floor
my favorite display!
Love Love Love the display in the picture above! Reminds me of my grandmother’s dining room (where her similar sewing machine was) and the fabric store!
Now this doll house, below. It is made from an 1890 Gun Case. It is filled with hand carved furniture and hand thrown pots. The rugs are Navajo and Granada. This exhibit is on loan to the museum, so isn’t supposed to be there permanently.
Gun cabinet doll house
If you find yourself in the area and have a morning or afternoon to visit, this museum is full of delightful displays and is an enjoyable way to pass a couple of hours.
A couple of throwback memories!
17 Friday Jul 2015
Posted in Education, history, Traveling, Uncategorized
This summer has been completely wonderful so far. While we’ve experience and witnessed some very hard things, I’ve seen a lot of growth and understanding among my daughters, my husband and myself. We’ve traveled a bit, some of us more than others and I’ve finally been able to mark off a small dream…. my youngest 3 daughters, our exchange student and I visited the Grand Canyon! But this post is about a place we found on the way to the Grand Canyon.
Welcome to Arizona and the Navajo Tribal Lands
On the way to the Grand Canyon we stopped in a small Arizona town called Kayenta. A few miles north of the town, a billboard caught my attention and we decided to stop at the Burger King. The Burger King? Yes!
Inside the Burger King in Kayenta, Arizona is a tribute to the Navajo Code Talkers of World War 2. Just this past year my daughters had learned about the code talkers in history, and I am thrilled to have found this small museum display. There are glass case and framed art & information all about the part that the Navajo Code Talker played in the second World War. Many of these men were from this area and the community holds a wealth of information about their opportunity to serve in the US Military, despite the way they have been wronged by our country’s government in the past.
While there are glass cases inside the Burger King, just outside, on the other side of the parking lot there was another museum building full of WW2 artifacts, a video and many Navajo historic displays.
I was able to find this book at our local library. It is a very gentle introduction to the contribution of the Navajo people in World War 2
Outside that small museum there were also 2 model hogans
We spent about an hour and a half at this place and I want to recommend to you, if you are passing through north eastern Arizona on Highway 160, stop in at the Burger King for some lunch and a little history.
So tell me, have you ever driven through Kayenta? Visited the Navajo Code Talkers Museum?
By Quiet Waters 