Maybe I was influenced by Mary Poppins
Have you seen the new Mary Poppins movie? No feeding of birds there, but I really liked it. Anyhow, maybe I’ve been influenced by parents, or maybe it’s just for our own backyard …
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A Watched Pot
You’ve heard the expression, “A watched pot never boils”?
We’ve discovered the winter version of that — watched snow never falls.
This is our back deck right now. We finally have a permanently fixed measuring stick to measure snowfall, so …
Christmas Break 2018!
Let’s get this party started! Universities are now on break and these are some of the fun people we get to spend time with !
Besides our own 2 boys home from Central Mich. Univ and Calvin College, we are …
What Does Santa Lucia Mean to You?
Growing up in a church with Swedish roots, I learned early on that December 13 is Lucia Day. Swedish Americans have great traditions at Christmas. One of these is celebrating Santa Lucia. This year we got to experience Lucia …
Class of 2018 Graduation
The youngest of the Z fam is now a high school graduate!!
Following tradition, the class painted a section of the wall on the soccer field. 
Big brother and sister came from the US to see the graduation
Class of …
The Zieglettes Are Here!
After plotting and planning, visa applications, and incorrect spelling on the airline ticket – the disadvantages of a long name! — they’re finally here! First thing on the agenda was a tour of RFIS — not the classrooms, but the …
How a Talipot Grows
December 2010, just a few months after we arrived in Yaounde to work at Rain Forest, our agriculture missionary friend Paul planted a very rare palm — one of the largest in the world. The Talipot Palm. It didn’t look …
Transitions
Transition: the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. Or for many of our students and staff, from one continent to another. For many graduating seniors the transition is complicated by a change from …
Senioritis
One day when the semester started feeling kind of long, I noticed this strange configuration of tables on the pavillion at school.
It was seniors, blocking the wind and cold while they “studied.” Yes, when rain starts it does get …
Gym Roof Done and Celebrated!
The first week of March, the first side of the roof was almost completed.
The 2nd week of March the other side of the roof was begun — notice you can see blue sky through the clear skylight roofing sheets.…