Category: life friends

The Middles (once the Littles)

Some moments the competition can be strong. You have no idea how alike you really are and that can make for some clashes.

But you can’t stay annoyed long because you need each other. You have this bond creating games out of thin air together. Laughing in hysterics over movie quotes repeated for the 19th time in a row but still absolutely hilarious to you both. You have jokes only you two get. Story lines that entertain you talking for hours on end about fantasy castles, imaginary animals and lists of future pets. You have such similar interests, similar play needs and similar attention spans.

You both have zero barriers or hesitancy to play with anyone: young or old, regardless of whether they speak your language or ever will. You both don’t see barriers, just opportunities. And yet you always play together with a new friend. Always inviting each other to go meet the new friend. You are a pair that comes together naturally.

And how I love to watch you both play. You can always create a game anywhere.

Sisterhood is truly a gift from the Lord and I’m so blessed to see how He has given you to each other.

And how you have received His gift with joyfully open arms.

I absolutely love getting a front-row seat encouraging your love.

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The Bigs

Sometimes you annoy each other. You sure know how to push each others buttons like no one else can.

Sometimes you just want some alone time. Time to learn and discover who you are as independent people.

But it’s a treasure to see how you always come back together after your short stints of “human nature”. 😉 You always seek each other out to share your thought, hearts and dreams together. You constantly choose depth and togetherness over the easier options of selfishness and competition.

I love that you both don’t remember a time without each other.

Sisterhood is truly a gift from the Lord

and you both choose to wear it so well.

I absolutely love getting a front-row seat encouraging your love.

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Online with Mrs. Susan

Mrs. Susan,

I am sure that when you recorded your Sunday School message for your Preschool/Kindergarten class you thought about each of the faces in your class. But four more faces wanted to join your class and were DELIGHTED to sit under your teaching again.

All on their own they gathered supplies, helped each other plan out and tape the scroll ends, selected extra Bible verses to add to their scrolls (because apparently one is just not enough), wrote all the Bible verses on the board so everyone could see, copied the verses onto their scrolls, lightly colored and distressed their scrolls (it’s all about affect, people), and helped each other roll and tie the scrolls (complete with cat supervision, naturally).

Our Abi may have long since graduated from your class (and our sixth grader, Rachael, even longer than that!), Hannah also skipped right over your class jumping from the toddler class to Africa to second grade Sunday school, but Eden was THRILLED to learn that she would probably be in your class when we, Lord willing, get to visit back to the States.

These guys may not have a chart in your class for a sticker, but they wanted to repeat the summary verse. (Sorry it’s dark)
And Hannah wanted to look the verse up and read it from the Bible.
❤️ We love you, Mrs. Susan, and thank you for a wonderful lesson and a fun project. We can’t wait to see you and hug you in a few months, Lord willing. ❤️

P. S. Thanks for ignoring our pajamas and bed heads. We do real life here and your lesson was too exciting to bother delaying while we got ready for the day. 😉
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Together Again

We had the privilege of hosting one of our previous language teachers, Paisano (Pie-zon-oh), from our language city. It was a week of flat out joy sharing in ministry again together.

It was like picking up right where we left off with our fellow brother in Christ.

We’re so honored to have gotten the opportunity to share in ministry again with our dear brother, Paisano.

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Beyond Privileged

June came with some exciting stuff. One of which things was a visit from our Wilkins!!!!

You all, I can’t possibly express how much this moved all our hearts. They’re just our people, you guys.

They just fit like family and it was great just doing our normals together again.

Our Wilkins, you make our hearts so happy. Thank you for being you and tolerating us being us. We CAN’T WAIT until it’s our turn to come see you all in South Africa and do your norms together. Until then, you’re continually on our hearts and in our prayers. See ya soon on the flat screen. 🙂 Air hugs and air kisses!!!!

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