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Mom

Posted on March 22, 2021 by danforth

I (Aleta) am in California, finally, for a long awaited placement of a dental implant.  I need to be here for 3 weeks, so we arranged that I would give Roy’s sis and bro-in-love a couple of weekends away, after …

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Winter is over and spring is here!

Posted on March 22, 2021 by danforth

In Indiana, we enjoyed some lovely periods of snow, for the sheer beauty of the crystal white expanse, but also for the fun of it, igloos and sledding included!

We are very ready for spring now though.  Josh and Kimia …

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Error, please take note about our kids!

Posted on January 19, 2021 by danforth

I’m so sorry, I mistakenly wrote that our kids had Covid.  They do not, they thankfully had just bad colds.   Thanks for your prayers for them anyway!

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Beauty in winter, but there is hope for spring

Posted on January 14, 2021 by danforth

Wow!  We had an icy rain and snow and oh my it was gorgeous around here.  It’s so nice to be inside and warm when it’s so cold out!  We know we have months more of winter, but spring will …

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Yardwork in the cold!

Posted on December 13, 2020 by danforth

Roy loves to be outside, working with his hands, and our farm home provides plenty for him to do, even in winter!  Josh often joins him when he’s not at work teaching.  It is cool to see the two working …

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Our Plymouth family

Posted on December 13, 2020 by danforth

We so enjoy doing life with our neighbors across our mudroom!  We are blessed to be next door to Josh, Kimia, Maddie, Maia, and Emrie!  Emrie, our youngest grandchild at 7 years, is a very busy bundle of joy, and …

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Our South Africa family

Posted on December 13, 2020 by danforth

We are so blessed to have connections to our family across the ocean!  We miss our kids, and our friends that are family to us!

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Christmas blossoms

Posted on December 13, 2020 by danforth

Thanks to our Anna at our home at the Back 2 Eden farm in South Africa, we can enjoy the Christmas blooms from all the photos she sends!  You’ll notice all sorts of blossom beauties!

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Blessings at Back 2 Eden, South Africa

Posted on October 31, 2020 by danforth

We just heard from our farm family in South Africa that devos in the morning with the workers is going well.  They’re reading the Old Testament now and Zweli, the farm manager, translates into Xhosa as Gary reads and talks …

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You can take the boy out of Africa…

Posted on October 30, 2020 by danforth

You can take the boy out of Africa, but you can’t take Africa out of the boy!!  Roy has been super busy clearing trees from the yard, and he found these grubs thriving inside the rotting wood, just like in …

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