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The following song by Phillips, Craig, and Dean has been playing through my head for months. How many times have I tried to put God in a box of my own making? How many times have I questioned His timing and His plan for me and my family? How many times have I “suggested” a…
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“Mom,” Torie yelled through the door. “Dad’s on the phone and wants to talk to you.” “Ask Him if I can call him back,” I said from the other side of the door, my hair still dripping wet from the shower. She relayed the message and called back to me, “He says to check your…
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I’ve given myself a challenge. It’s not a very creative title but it works. I’m trying to spend 15 minutes of one-on-one time with each of my children. (That’s only adds up to an hour out of my day.) I didn’t expect this challenge to be that hard. Really, I thought it would give me…
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About 12 years ago, all the Etter girls woke up to a wonderful Valentine Day surprise. David bought all the girls small bouquets and candy (mine was supersized, of course) and had spread them beautifully across the table. Thus began a family tradition. He still stays up late to set out treasures for us to…
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David helped Rachel with all her dissecting projects this time around. No, not because I’m squeamish but because I needed a break. (And I secretly enjoyed observing the two of them at work rather than teaching.) This is the first time the other girls have not joined in and they were more than a…
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Many people have written and asked about our adoption. I kept waiting to give a report because first, there isn’t a lot to report and second, it is hard to write, “We are still waiting.” It seems like all we ever do is wait. Our embassy and Ethiopia are constantly changing the rules of what…
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Recently we were in a church speaking. When the service was over, a woman approached me and asked if I was afraid of living in NE Asia. I had heard this question so often and the answer rolled easily off of my lips. “No, I think the Lord has giving us confidence about living where…
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Visas. No, not the plastic kind you use when you are out shopping. The piece of paper or stamp that says you are allowed to visit, live, or work in a foreign country. It seems like we are constantly either renewing or applying for these. Doing the process stateside is actually harder. We are blessed…
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This week I dissected flowers along with Torie, Charis, and Alia. We opened it up, identified the various parts, and discussed how each part of the flower worked. We had a big discussion about the male/female parts of the flower and how they work together to make seeds. As we were cleaning up, I looked…
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Since we arrived in Colorado, we have wanted to head up into the mountains. Not having a reliable “snow-worthy” vehicle (we almost didn’t make it out of the sub-division Sunday) and snowfall after snowfall (we’ve had nearly a foot since we arrived) kept us down in the Denver area. With clear, sunny skies as the…