Corporate exercise

In Madang we don’t feel comfortable walking or running with the girls in tow. Back in the days of our double stroller we would take evening walks, but now that all three girls are walking on their own (and huge) it’s less safe. Stray dogs and increased traffic on narrow streets is simply not something […]

Small joys

As we process life right now we’re trying to be intentional about remembering joys and experiencing joys. The friend we lost, Bethaney, had a very special relationship with Gemma and burst out in delighted laughter over this picture. Shortly after it was taken, Gemma disappeared and reappeared with yet another guinea pig in the towel! […]

Sorrow

I don’t have eloquent words tonight. Emptiness and tears that feel endless when they start and even some blissful (and willful) forgetfulness. We’ve had those things in spades. When we arrived home from Ukarumpa we found out a teammate was sick. She passed away of cerebral malaria in our collective arms on Tuesday. The whole […]

Bags are packed…

We’re heading to the Highlands for a last-minute trip to see the doctor. It hit us rather suddenly that we needed to get some annual checks done and slipped in for some appointments this week. We’ll leave bright and early tomorrow morning with plans to return on Saturday. The last trip up in March saw […]

Getting cozy in the AC

We don’t turn on the AC every day, but having the solar panels certainly makes it possible to use it more liberally than we used to!! So on very sweaty afternoons you can find the girls piled on our bed soaking up the frigid temps under the thickest of blankets while reading. Ray has perfected […]