Home again, Home again, jiggity jig

So we just got home on saturday night from Ecuador. (today is monday a.m.) We had so much fun. We were all stretched beyond our comfort zone, and thats probably the way its meant to be in order for God to Grow us. The youth team was amazing, I felt. And I saw so much growth in them, and bonding, and even through some "drama" they came out better than when they went down.

The country is so magnificently beautiful, and I saw places I had never seen before, such as the Coast of Ecuador. So lovely and relaxing. Jack was impressed I think, and the country as a whole was not as "different" or scary as he thought it would be. Nobody got really sick so that was a blessing. I felt everyones prayers for us for sure!

I am glad to be home, but yet anxious to get back there too. I dont know when it will happen, but I do think I'd like the next team to be a team of women! Maybe in Spring of '09.

I will post some pictures soon I hope. But right now my memory card is in the hands of my youth pastor. :o)

God Bless you all...
Mia

Its been over a year and here we go again.

Wow. I am so not faithful to this thing. I dont know why. I have been a little tiny bit busy this last year. But really. At any rate so much has happened I dont know where to begin. But the biggest thing is that my husband and I are going to Ecuador for a Short-term Missions Trip this summer for 3 weeks. We are leading a team of 10 wonderful, exuberant, youth. I am so excited to see how my husbands faith is stretched and how we are both humbled. Although not too much humbling will go on I hope. ha ha.. We have been doing service projects and other "training" with the kids for about 9 months. Its been incredible they have grown so much.

The other big thing is that we bought a HOUSE. I can't believe it. We always said we would wait another year, and I dont think we ever thought we would actually ever get approved. But we did and so here we are. Its not my "dream" home. Its a starter home. But I am okay with that now. I am VERY blessed. It has so many things I had hoped for when we began our search. So I am grateful to God for it.

My "Baby" will start Kindergarten in the Fall and my First-born will start Jr. High. I can't believe it. This year has been full of so many wonderful changes all a bit scary but all good. I think its about time. I had a couple years there where everything was crap. So again I feel very grateful.

My step-sis had a baby, thats been a load of fun. Her son is the CUTE-est!! He is nearly 6 months old. So fun.

All for now... my hubby is beckoning.