modern tech

This will be a short post as I spent most of the afternoon finishing Kay Washer's book "One Candle to Burn".

Know I am redundant, it is a must read.  God surly has some motive for making sure that it was the first book I read here in Togo.

Abby, Heidi and Annabelle at Grandma's house

Modern technology is so awesome.  Just got done talking to Heidi and the girls via Skype.  Even able to do screen capture so I can share their picture with everyone here in Kara.  

Will let everyone know as soon as Jon and Heidi find out if they are having a boy or girl..........

Sharing their family newsletter:

                                                                                                                                                June 13, 2012

Dear Family and Friends,

                How good it feels to be back in America! Though we truly enjoy our lives and ministries in Togo, the closer we were to coming home the more excited we became! Living in Africa for three years, sure helps you realize how thankful we are for the good ‘ol USA – and we’ll always be proud to be Americans!

                The girls and I were blessed to have smooth flights and some very kind airport employees who had some compassion on this big bellied woman walking through the airport with our luggage and two little girls. We were ushered ahead in nearly every line in the Ghana airport and were treated kindly in the Atlanta airport as well; this was a huge blessing! Abby slept like a log on our 12 hour flight and Annabelle did very well considering how hesitant she is of people in general and new things. The only time she began crying was when the security guard attempted to touch her arms and legs at a checkpoint. This brought on the tears, but she quickly dried them up.

                We are having a wonderful time with my parents in Hot Springs, AR! Grandpa and Grandma are enjoying this time with the girls and the favorite spot on their property for Abby is the garden! She has been in the garden every day, picking blackberries, blueberries, cucumbers, squash…etc. She loves to run up and show us what she has put into her bucket, and I gladly eat the fruits of her labor. J Annabelle is very intrigued with how various toilets flush here, how automatic paper towel dispensers work as well as the fact you can push a button and get water from water fountains! She and Abby both are taking in lots of new sights and sounds! They’ve been busy frequenting parks, the library, and of course various thrift stores with mom J

                The first restaurant we ate in was Arby’s and Abby and Annabelle both loved the onion rings and roast beef sandwiches. On our first trip to the grocery store, we filled our cart with things we’d missed the past three years in Africa. These included: broccoli, grapes, strawberries, orange juice, sliced bread, ham, dill pickles, fruit loops and even white powdered donuts!

                I was surprised when we took a trip to the library this past week  that I was the one choosing the books we’d check out. Both Abby and Annabelle were busy the entire hour playing with the train table and doll house in the children’s section of the library. So engrossed in their play time, that I figured if I didn’t choose the books, there wouldn’t be time to do so! Ha! They did enjoy the fun toys available for them to play with and upon leaving Abby asked if we could return the following day. She has been busy reading book after book here at Grandma’s – our little bookworm.

                We all enjoyed being able to Skype with Jon nearly daily since we left him in Africa nearly 2 weeks ago. It helped make the separation a bit easier, though we’re all ready to see him again! We’re very thankful his flight landed safely in Tampa Tuesday evening, and Jon’s brother, Shane, met him at the airport. After eating some good ol’ BBQ, he capped off the night with a donut! He’ll be driving from Tampa to Hot Springs tomorrow and hopes to arrive in time to watch some of the NBA finals! We'd appreciate your prayers for his safety as it will be around 17 hours and he'll be traveling alone :(

                I have an ultrasound scheduled for this Monday, the 18^th, and am happy that Jon will be here to join me in finding out what we’re having! We’ll be sure to announce the good news when we know!

We love you all and will see many of your faces in the next few weeks!

Love,

Heidi