Surprises

Well, sometimes what you think will happen doesn’t.  I realize I last wrote when Peter had just left and it appeared that all the kids were sick.  Everybody slept through the night fine that night and Sunday, they announced they all felt fine and begged me to go to church.  I was a little leary,… Continue Reading Surprises

Sweat and Tears

I have previously created confusion by starting posts from overseas with “I’m hot.”  I wouldn’t want to create any confusion here regarding how I feel or how I view myself (not the same adjective).  Anyway, it is hot here.  But I arrived in torrential rain.  After two uneventful flights (a couple of hours of sleep… Continue Reading Sweat and Tears

Ears and Tears

Hannah’s had an earache since Tuesday, also with flu-like symptoms.  We finally got her started on antibiotics today.  We’ve been giving her painkillers every four hours for 5 days now, poor thing.  This afternoon, Mariah started complaining about her ear too.  And tonight Aliyah started crying and saying her head and throat hurt.  Peter and… Continue Reading Ears and Tears