Genocide Memorial

Today we went to the Genocide Memorial in Rwanda. It was really impactful to learn more about the genocide and what really happened; not just from the movie Hotel Rwanda. It was interesting to think that such hatred occurred during my life-time. People came to a point of wanting to get rid of a people group completely for one silly reason or another. The memorial also walked through other genocides that have happened throughout history. Maddy and I tried to figure out what we would have done if we were teaching in America or another part of the world. If we saw footage of something like this happening on the news. Would we continue to eat our breakfast and say, to bad for them? Or would we go and try to figure out a way to do something and help in anyway that we could? It is something to think about.

12 Days of Kenya

On the first day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

A Tony Eagle Soaring

On the second day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

2 Bike-bikes Hiding

On the third day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

3 Wildebeest Running

On the fourth day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

4 Lions Roaring

On the fifth day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

5 Elephants!

On the sixth day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

6 Rhinos Charging

On the seventh day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

7 Hippos Snorting

On the eighth day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

8 Impalas Jumping

On the ninth day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

9 Giraffes Standing

On the tenth day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

10 Pelicans Diving

On the eleventh day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

11 Baboons Swinging

On the twelfth day of Kenya my Safari gave to me

12 Zebras Grazing

Finished... Sigh

We finished the first semester of school today. It has been a hectic, crazy, fun, adventurous week trying to get everything finished before the end of the term but it is done. The year has gone by really quickly. Now it is off to Africa to spend some time with my dear friend Maddy. I am excited to see what she has been doing and where she is living. I gave the message today at our Christmas Program. I found this video and used it. I thought that it did a good job of summing up what Christmas is really about. You can watch it and let me know what you think. After thinking about my week it is true. I have been so focused on the things of Christmas that I have forgotten to focus on why we celebrate Christmas. Christ came to earth as the perfect gift to save us from our sins.

Watch the video below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXgH8ZIz9jQ

Coffee Cozy and A Fallen Tree

Yes these things do go together. The coffee Cozy was a gift from my mom for my birthday. This way she and you can see how cute it is on my french press and you will all want one. It is like a blanket for the french press. It makes the coffee stay all warm and cozy.




Yesterday when I went upstairs to get my camera there was a loud noise coming from outside. A man with a chainsaw as big as he was, was cutting down my tree in the front yeard. There was another man on the other side of the street with a rope in one hand and a cigarette in the other. He was going to catch the tree when it fell from the man with the chain saw. He said, don't worry it will not hit the house. I said, "Thanks".

4 people in the backseat of a taxi

We were coming back from the waterpark and were trying to save money. The 3 of us were sitting in the actual seats and Brittany was laying across our laps. It worked out pretty well until we got stuck in traffic.

Thanks Happy Birthgiving Day

That sums up this past Sunday for me. We celebrated my birthday and Thanksgiving all in one day. It was pretty stupendous. I was in charge of cooking the turkey. A pretty nail biting adventure but completed successfully. We ended up having 33 people at the house, they were sitting wherever they could find room. There was plenty of food, fellowship, and laughter.

This is me basting the turkey every 30 minutes like my strict instructions said.


After everyone left we were going to play some games. This is the first game that we played, taking every last morsel from the dead turkey carcass to eat for later.I don't remember what the face that Debbie was making was for, but it must have been serious.