sourceWe have settled into our new home on Lake Okoboji. How can I even explain its beauty? I mean, how blessed am I to be staying in a vacation home on a beautiful lake in Iowa? I am bursting with excitement.After we unpacked our very stuffed minivan, we did some shopping, ate some dinner, and went for a walk.I felt peaceful. And happy.There is nothing like true joy.The tourist season is over here. Most of the vacation homes sit empty. So it is quiet and calm. The streets in our … [Read more...]
Separation Anxiety
There is free child care at all our seminars. This seminar has two women leading – the Pastor’s wife (who is also the Principal of the church school) and the church treasurer. They are great. Every night the kids get an awesome lesson and craft. I mean, really cool crafts. Guess who does not want to go? Yep, the Princess. She went the first night and lasted about 30 minutes. One of the parent helpers that night brought her to me. She was red blotchy faced and hiccupping from crying so hard. … [Read more...]
God’s Work
There are many times when life on the road is difficult. And many times working with various personalities is challenging.Even more times occur when not having baking dishes, large frying pans, and potato mashers gets annoying...But then,Opening night of the seminar comes. And you see over 100 people come out to hear the Word of God presented. They could be doing a variety of different things, but they chose to be where God's message is.That is what make this life worth it.Sharing … [Read more...]
Riverfront Park
If you make it to Iowa there are great parks a long the river. Literally like 5 or 6 playgrounds and a massive amount of paved trail. Perfect for play, picnic, and riding the scooter. It is near the Flight 232 Memorial. We love parks; they really work for our family. Plus, you can’t beat free entertainment! … [Read more...]
Field Trip to the County Fair
This week is the big county fair and one of the churches we are working with here in Iowa has a booth under the grandstand. They are doing Health Screenings – blood pressure, BMI, and real age calculator. On Monday my husband worked at the booth. It was Veteran’s appreciation day so he even got in for free! Of course, the Princess and I took advantage of his work schedule and turned this outing into a field trip. I knew she would want to ride the amusement park rides, but I decided this was … [Read more...]
Iowa, Here We Come
We will be working in the great state of Iowa for the next two months. My awesome husband loaded up our Toyota Sienna with all the essentials and drove the 3 day trip alone. On the way out there he took some fabulous pictures. These make me jealous of course. I wish I could have made the drive with him. But driving from the great state of Washington to the state of Iowa does not sound fun with a toddler. Not when you can fly in just a few hours. And yes, the two flights we had to take … [Read more...]
Airplane Essentials
Hello Airport. We meet again. This time I am so prepared, I am not even dreading the five hour flight. We even change planes in Denver, and I am not too worried. When have I become such a easy going airplane traveler? It is refreshing, I like the new me. Here are my essentials as we travel on the airplane: 1. Snacks. I have Sunspire Chocolate Drops, Vegan Gummy Fruit, Yummy Earth Organic Lollipops, Annie’s Homegrown Bunny Cheddar Crackers and Honey Grahams. (Yes, I do bribe my toddler with … [Read more...]
