Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The Good Life ... (Home Assignment Update, 008)

Ten Days in Nebraska, in phrases and no particular order:

Remembering the beauty of the Sandhills
7 cousins, most of them giggling
Three beautiful buffs
Fresh, homemade tacos from a taco stand
being a part of a minority population
forgetting the computer´s power cord at the last church (the first time that has happened)
a panic as we figured out how we could show the slide show anyway
hearing about ministry and church planting in India
a welcome to Nebraska meal at Grandma's house, just like I remember it 
(roast and potatoes, rhubarb pie!!)
grass hair in an egg shell face
men's breakfast in Dix
Courthouse and Jail Rocks from the window
Chimney Rock in the distance
Building Fence
Wind
Tornadoes, hail, and lots of rain
Uncles and Aunts of differing generations
Planting peas and lettuce
Millie the dog
 not enough time just to talk with my brother and sister
Buying Crema Honduraña and Queso Fresco from a Latin American Market
Playing Jogo do Taco with nephews and neices
Lake Mac and the North Platte River Valley in all of its tender spring glory, 
even I-80 was beautiful
An awesome sunset on the high plains
Bridgeport by car window, remembering Grandpa and Grandma
boots on the fenceposts
frustration that AT&T won't service Nebraska with their gophone
A crash course on homeschooling
a preschool pajama party program
Português at lunchtime
watching as God uses my wife in the lives of other women
beginning to understand how our children express themselves in relation to the stresses and insecurities they feel while traveling
arriving home in South Dakota to their squeals as we walk in our "house"
seeing old friends from college 
christening Erick´s churrasco skewers with Esau
churches that expressed their love for us in generous and caring ways
a new book of skits for use with children
showing the kids how to use an iPad
MyBridge Radio

falling in love again with "The (nebraska) Good Life" ... priceless

as usual ... blogger went bonkers on me when I tried to include pictures. Sorry for the confusion.