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Family Fun

Easter Celebrations

He is risen!  He is risen indeed!!!

Happy Easter everyone!  Sorry we are few days late in sharing this post but we wanted to share some pictures from Easter.  We were able to celebrate with friends.  Enjoy the pics!

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Simeon turns 6!!!

Last week, we got to celebrate Simeon as he turned 6!  The festivities started by taking Simeon to a water park with his friends and then concluded with a party back at our apartment, which included a “surprise” egg hunt

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Celebrating Kim

This past Thursday Kim turned 37.  We had fun celebrating her and her birthday.  She started off the day with breakfast in bed, included her favorite German Chocolate Cake and then the festivities ended with a date night for Joel

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Puzzle Therapy

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As the holiday season comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on a holiday tradition that I enjoy and provide a little insight as to why this tradition is special to me.  My (Joel’s) family has always enjoyed fixing

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Party in the Park

Party_in_the_arkYesterday, we had a special get together in the park with all of the missionaries in Quito as well as many pastors from the Quito area.  The idea was to just have fun together and relax, not spend so much

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Que Viva la Quinceanera!!!

This past weekend we had the pleasure of attending our first Quinceanera!  A Quinceanera is when an Ecuadorian girl turns 15 (15 is “quince” in Spanish).  We went to the Quincenera birthday party for our friend Naomi, who is the

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Welcome to the United States!

This week we welcomed Ephraim to the U.S. even though he has never been there.  After a long delay, we know have Ephraim’s Birth Certificate and U.S. Passport so he is now officially a U.S. Citizen and can travel to

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Welcome family!

Noritta_DonnaThis past Tuesday, Kim’s mom Noritta and Aunt Donna arrived to help out with us with Ephraim’s recent arrival.  They will be here with us for a couple of weeks.  Welcome Noritta and Donna!!!

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Some pictures of the kids

We are a happy family of five and as we have been spending a lot of time with the children as we are adjusting to having Ephraim with us, we have been taking some photos along the way.  We just …

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A Surprise Arrival!

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Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
One generation commends your works to another;
they tell of your mighty acts.
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
and I will

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