Today was the warmest day yet and so we had planned a trip to a nearby manmade lake resort with floating inflatables and a small manmade beach. The kids loved it and were in the water basically the whole day. Mom and dad found the water very cold and were glad that its depth was not so deep, which meant the kids didn’t face any danger or need constant assistance. The few times we did attempt to help some kids who were stuck and panicking a bit resulted in seriously jammed toes for mom and dad who are apparently at the age where attempting such cool endeavors both looks foolish and results in injury. We are now sporting black and blue toes – Michelle’s went almost right away to brilliant shade whereas Luke’s took a lot longer due to his Raynaud’s disease.
But today was one of those sunshiny days and we definitely were thankful for the break from the storms. We avoided any serious meltdowns, only had to warn kids a few times about things, and everyone got to bed a bit early and they actually went to sleep right away! To top it all off, we found out this afternoon that the U.S. Embassy finally issued the Article 5! We now have that on hand and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say some tears were shed (both internally and externally). It is amazing how much something like that can cast a shadow even when it doesn’t cause us any extra direct work. We praise God for His kindness in answering these prayers and we thank you for praying! We hope and pray that all is on track now and that we will hopefully not face any more hiccups along the way!
Halfway Around the Globe 