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Washington Highlights

Our second trip to WA is winding down to the last few days…  I realized I really haven’t written much about our visit here, mostly due to how busy we are when we’re here, but we took photos of the...

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Home* in Idaho Again

We made it!  It was a leisurely 8.5 hour drive today, but we did well driving most of the length of western Idaho.  We had driven to Coeur d’Alene yesterday to visit with some friends there for the...

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A Day in the Life

Recently, a well-meaning friend asked us what we’re doing right now.  We gave him (or her, I honestly can’t remember who it was), the run down: we’re raising the last bit of our ministry support,...

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Hot

It’s been hot here.  Like, stupid hot.  On the one hand, it’s a fun throwback to our days in Kinshasa before, and a good reminder of what it is really like to live in the heat.  On the other hand, ew....

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Clean Kitchen

In the race to organize, sort, pack, process, say goodbye and all of that…there is also the day-to-day.  The kids still need food – three meals and a snack – and attention and play and sleep.  And we...

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Wish List Last Call

Hello!  We are three weeks from our intended departure date and things are still humming along here on the soon-to-be-old home front. Axel and I had a great time at the family reunion/birthday party...

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The Excitement of the Last Days

Since Friday afternoon’s news of our French visas getting approved, we’ve been in a whirlwind of excitement.  We hope to have our tickets bought (by our awesome MAF travel lady) by Monday or Tuesday,...

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What I’ll Miss

What will you miss most about living in the US? 1.  Of course the obvious answer is people.  Certain people, specifically.  Family, close friends, MAF HQ family, etc.  I think right now, most on my...

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The House

So, it’s been two weeks since we left Idaho and spent a crazy amount of hours with three small kids getting here (to France).  And, so, now it’s time to reflect and, finally, share one of our major...

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Les Vacances (Vacation)

Today was our last day of school and now we commence our first two week break!!!  Schools across France take a two-week break for Toussant Holiday.  Of course, in the United States, we don’t celebrate...

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Our Friend, Tirzah

Our friend, Tirzah, is here visiting us, hence the relative silence online, and we are having a mostly great time.  Mostly great because, we are sharing everything with her, including the flu we had...

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99 Days

Though tickets have not yet been purchased, we are below 100 days until our anticipated arrival date in Kinshasa.  99 days, actually.  We are very excited to go home to Congo, after more than two years...

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Joyful & Confident

About a month ago I published this post that talked more plainly about some stress that we were feeling.  We got some really encouraging responses, but also some panicked “are you okay???” ones.  We...

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Le Truc

(un truc is the French equivalent to “thing-a-ma-bob”) This story has been around for six months.  I’ve wanted to share with you all because it’s hilarious and completely ridiculous, but I wanted to...

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Homeschooling Has Begun

Today we began our adventure in homeschooling.  It went as well as expected, a little chaotic, Axel was a crazy distraction, and the kids loved it.  We are quite excited to finally be starting what...

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Activity Flurry

It has been a busy time chez Lind these past few weeks.  While I personally have not been swamped in busy-ness, we have had lots of overlapping projects, both personally and through MAF that have kept...

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Oddly Grateful

EDIT: Please read the update at the bottom…one HUGE thing to be grateful for! One popular activity during the month of November is to publish reasons you are grateful to your social media outlet – one...

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A Very Long Post About Chickens

Things have not been overly busy chez Lind, but every day I still find a lack of hours in the day, or at least a lack of interruptions.  Ah well, between kids and people at the door, I suppose that’s...

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The Miracle of [Feathered] Life & Electricity

If you read my Very Long Post About Chickens, thanks.  If you didn’t, the only part you need to know is this: a chicken died after laying a clutch of eleven eggs and sitting on them for 24 hours,...

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La Saison Sec[he]*

Dry Season has arrived.  Can I just tell you guys how much I love dry season?  I hate being hot.  I hate it so much that it is a continually sanctifying experience, and I lose the battle often.  When...

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