I didn’t feel great this morning when I woke up, but I wasn’t going to miss another day. I spent a good portion of the morning painting trim around three windows. Not really trim so much, as a border to highlight the window. Unfortunately for me, and my not so calm stomach, these windows were…
On a Mission
A Tough Day – August 5
Our second day with the kids. Or, in my case, not. I woke up in the wee hours of the morning with a vice grip around my stomach, or so it seemed. Yes, indeed, I was sick; sicker than I’ve been in years. I’ll probably never know if it was from the food, or something…
Overwhelmed – August 4
Following is the blog from our first day with the kids in Russia. It seems like weeks ago now! To say we were overwhelmed when we entered the ophanage on Tuesday morning is an understatement. The orphanage workers had all the tables set up and ready for tea and cookies. The Battle Hymn of the…
Finally in Russia! – August 3
What follows is the second day of our trip – sort of. Two days of travel were required to get to Russia but somehow when we got there, it was August 3. I’m having issues uploading the pictures and making everything look right on this blog. So, the story will be there, and the pictues,…
Day One, and maybe Two – August 1 – 2
After each day of our mission trip to Russia, I wrote a blog post. Unfortunately, we didn’t have internet access so, for the next nine days, I will be posting the blogs in order. The following is my writing, and pictures, from day one (and technically, two.) One thing I know for sure is that…