One of the kid’s favorite books this last month was Mama Panya’s Pancakes. This delightful book followed a boy and his mother as they left for market to buy ingredients for pancakes. The peek into Kenyan village life was so engaging. At the end of the book, it gave more information on what life is […]
Archives for January 2011
Learning Rewards…
Learning enriches our lives. By that I mean that it makes everyday interactions more enjoyable! I experienced that this last fall when my Bible study group was going over Daniel. That one highschool year of delving deep into ancient world history paid off in huge dividends as we explored the book of Daniel in depth. […]
Pinning Down Africa!
As is beautifully demonstrated in the book, Africa Is Not A Country, Africa is pretty much impossible to pin down in a neat little one-dimensional box. But that didn’t keep us from pinning it down in the most literal of ways! We found these fun little cork tiles at the craft store and had fun […]
Quiet Transitions…
We really needed a quiet couple of weeks. Our Christmas celebrations were quiet, yet joyful. We enjoyed simply being together. After the business of the beginning of December and then the sick–hospital craziness of the middle of the month, it felt good to just unwind and soak in the quiet (that’s a relative term), slow […]