Monthly Archives: October 2012

Directorio

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Celeste

As I sit to work on our Directorio Iglesia Bautista de El Hatillo  I see the faces that are becoming familiar. “Ah, he is also a Gómez, and she was a Carbajal, I didn’t know they were related…”  My keyboard doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Somedays I just don’t wanna’

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Celeste

The cement mixer continues its constant noisey tumble. The sunshine tells me that laundry should already be on my line. The sink is full of breakfast dishes and Spanish lessons are waiting. I should be exercising, or studying or…. My time … Continue reading →

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Bas-ket-ball….

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Celeste

Our Pre-Juvenille Basketball players We’ve watched a few of those basketball movies where the coach takes the kids to a winning pennant in 90 minutes. Harold is learning the differences in coaching his daughters instead of his sons. Sometimes girls … Continue reading →

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Under Construction

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Celeste

The continuous rumble of the cement mixer is the one thing that mars this perfect day, I thought. While in the US people are posting fall photos, life here on the mountain in Honduras remains quite the same. Perhaps it’s a little … Continue reading →

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Agradecidos!

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Celeste

Somehow it has more meaning in Spanish. It’s one of the cases where this second language requires fewer words to communicate a meaning. Gratefulness translates as a verb in Spanish and the noun part is understood by the ending. Because giving thanks … Continue reading →

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Rag rollers

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Celeste

“Mom will you roll my hair up in curlers?”she asks. So between dinner and devotions we sit in a row and take sections of damp hair and roll them up with pieces of an old sheet. We read about it … Continue reading →

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Noche de Talentos

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Celeste

“Noche de Talentos” the youth called it. Saturday roughly 220 folks gathered, milling in groups for almost an hour before the program finally started.  Our girls helped act out a drama on the parable of the 10 virgins and closed with a … Continue reading →

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Morning Chaos

Posted on October 5, 2012 by harold

Though they should already be dressed they sit giggling and drawing bookmarks at the kitchen counter. Hubby has stayed later and we actually took a few minutes to chat so I’m just entering the fray in the kitchen. “What’s for … Continue reading →

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