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About that bird of paradise
To answer a comment: We have all sorts of flowers here that Roy has imported that resemble the bird of paradise, and they are called heliconias. Here’s one example:
They bloom easily and often because they’re more adapted to this …
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The termites are coming out & kids are happy!
You pass by a group of kids, laughing and poking little sticks down termite holes, and you say “Thank you Lord for some extra protein in their tummies!” They gather the termites on the sticks, and they might eat them …
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First time bird of paradise!
What an awesome God we serve!
We are SO thankful!
These are our folks, and they are all 80+! Roy’s mom, Mary, had a heart attack while they were on their annual desert camping trek. Thankfully they had just come back from camping, and were in Tucson, near Chet’s sister’s …
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New fashions in the boonies
Okay, some of the teenaged guys are wearing the bleach faded jeans down so low that their underwear shows, and I know that fashion trend was happening big time in the states before we left in 2008, but what I …
Deacons, deaconesses, and one elder consecrated
There was a consecration ceremony for 12 people today at a neighborhood Baptist church. I attended the ceremony and was blessed by the words of encouragement to follow what the bible says about deacons and elders. Good words for any …
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Kids are kids
A few days back we woke up to the local church youth group playing drums and singing, songs about their faith in God. They were having a big ol’ early morning youth meeting, and when we went outside to get …
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Carolling on Easter?
What a wonderful idea! Our colleague, Leanne Turk, has a women’s bible study that meets every Monday afternoon, and they have started a tradition of walking through the neighborhood and the mission just after sunrise on Easter morning, singing songs …
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You need to replace your windshield wipers?
We not only needed a special kind of windshield wipers, we needed a new lightbulb for our little ceiling light inside the cab of the truck. Both were available, for a total of about $8! The store owner even came …
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What’s that chirping noise outside the bedroom window?
Sounds like a cricket, but it’s a cute little bat! He’s not very big, he could easily fit in your hand.
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