A Beautiful Life

We are sad to report that Ganesh lost his battle with HIV and is now with the Lord. While we were in India his health was declining, but in early October his health quickly deteriorated. In 12 short years he touched many lives and was a HUGE encourager to everyone he met. We rejoice that he is with the Lord, but we mourn that such a promising young life was robbed by such an awful foe. His death has been hard on the workers at House of Hope. With 13 other HIV children some of the workers are feeling hopeless. Please pray for them right now, that God would sustain them, encourage them, and that their hope would be found in Him.

Work Hard, Play Harder

Bigwheel Buddies

Being back home has given us more time to spend with family and boy has it been fun! We babysat our little niece Erin last week who is currently potty training. It was an eventful morning full of playing, eating, going for walks, riding bikes, and of course going to the potty several times. We were very proud to report that there was only one small accident all morning long. After returning inside from a stroll in the stroller and a bike ride aunt Kasey walked into another room and left uncle Tim and Erin to themselves. I returned to a wet floor and uncle Tim saying “oh no”. We just aren’t use to the signs yet, but we will know to pay better attention next time!

Chopsticks Never Gets Old

An Autumn Stroll

We spent the afternoon with Erin’s older brothers Ethan and Eli. After being in the house all morning, we thought we would be the cool aunt and uncle and offer to take them out for lunch. Little did we know that we were opening a can of worms. First they had to have a discussion about where each one wanted to go and why. We spent that next few minutes listening to Ethan (the older of the two) try to convince his little brother that his place had better food and was obviously the best choice. Next, we listened to Eli’s argument for his lunch pick. Finally, being the gullible aunt and uncle we are, we agreed to eat at Wendy’s (Ethan’s choice) and to play at McDonalds (Eli’s choice). All parties were pleased, including uncle Tim who got to climb and slide down the slides at McDonalds Playland.

Sleepover at Grammy's