The count started over and I’m officially back on American soil with one day under my belt.  I miss Nicaragua terribly.  I remember the first time I went, before I moved, coming back and for weeks frantically looking at the…

My last post promised an update on the school so I thought I’d share a few photos from the first few days of preschool at Siembra de Vida (Planting Life) The first day was last Thursday and we had 6…

Even though every time my leaving in May comes up and I respond “but we’re not talking about that quite yet” it is obviously something I’m having to face.  These last couple of months have been a tricky game of…

It was a wonderful 3 weeks stateside for Christmas and New Years.  Full of friends, family, and fabric softener, Chick-fil-A, sweaters and laughter as we tubed down hills in the mountains! Now I’m back and it didn’t take long for…

I have been blessed to be able to go stateside again and be with my family for Christmas and then in Denver with friends for New Years! So I am currently writing you not as far away, but before the…

I had the opportunity to celebrate a dear friend’s birthday a few weeks ago and it made me think…”I’d like for everyone to have the blessing of knowing her a little too!” So, I’d like to introduce Ernestina. A sweet…

October was the month of the World Racers.  The World Race is a year-long missions trip organized by Adventures in Missions that sends a group of people out to 11 different countries in 11 months to partner with various mission…

I’ve wanted to come to you all for a few weeks now, as it’s felt like a while since I’ve sent out an update, but have found it hard because, honestly, I’m in a valley. Those days of discouragement come…

1 YEAR! June 8 marked my one year in Nicaragua!  I thought I would for sure do something that day to celebrate, but reality is, life here has just become life so it kind of came and went as another…