More moths and a butterfly! Joy loves finding them throughout the day and night. It's kind of like a treasure hunt everyday and what good is treasure unless you can share it with others?
A Really Good Boy
Maximus you were a good dog and friend, you will be missed!
Life
We love all the variety!
Home Security
Tiny Tiger strikes again! The rats are no longer cohabiting with us but every once and awhile they test to see if they are allowed back. Tiger likes it when they try.
The Workforce
Our harvest crew consist of men with diverse ages. Our oldest worker is 72 and then 59, 56, 42, 39, and two in their 20s. These older guys sure do know how to work!
Butterflies
More moths and butterflies, Joy now has a butterfly feeder that she has set up.
Harvest Time
Harvest time again! No school for the boys today, instead they are on a hands on learning experience. How the farmers here harvest, just and thresh the rice. They might decide school and an office like job is for them or they might fall in love with farming. Either way they are learning how to work!
Monkey Bars
Sometimes life seems a bit like the monkey bars and you wonder if you will be able to hang on! I sometimes feel like if I fall that I fail but that isn't the truth it's part of the journey. It may be disheartening but doesn't end the journey just makes you realize that you need some help. Personally I want to be able to do it on my own even though I know that I can't. Last week was really hard for me and I felt so stuck and dangling with my grip slipping. Things are happening that I can't control on all fronts and I'm not getting what I had hoped to accomplish done. I needed and need a Savior from myself and my shortsightedness. James 4 comes to mind, "What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?" Last week's fight was internal but was a fight none the less and it was because of my desires and plans the were not happening. I got lost in them and felt like I was failing and couldn't change a thing. We didn't come to the Philippines for ourselves so why was I making it about us now? I can make all sorts of excuses for my desires and plans are not bad but obviously not are not part of His for us right now at least. Submitting is tough but I don't want to make life about me so I need to choose each day to make it about Him. For Christmas one year I asked for a remote control car and didn't get it but at the Byker Christmas party my cousin got one. I said I wants it but Sam gets it. Still to this day we joke about it but the truth is that I was so focused on getting a remote control car that it spoiled all the other gifts that I did get. I don't want that to happen again so God take us where you want us to be and lead us each day!
Trusses
Trusses all welded and ready to go up. Now just painting the rest of the metal for the roof. The spots that are not being painted are where the parts will be welded together. Painting it all when up would take so long but painting it all down makes for nasty headaches when welding plus burnt pain doesn't clean up easy for touch up painting. Man metal work takes so much longer than wood. To bad we can't find long enough lumber to do these projects. Oh well these should last a long time!
Missing the Past
My time working at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital was an amazing period in my life full of many laughs, hugs, new friends and tears. It is one of those days today to relive some of those memories as I just found out one of those friends passed. He was a truly amazing young man and will be deeply missed by many! Please join me in prayer for his family.
Monkey Bars
Sometimes life seems a bit like the monkey bars and you wonder if you will be able to hang on! I sometimes feel like if I fall that I fail but that isn't the truth it's part of the journey. It may be disheartening but doesn't end the journey just makes you realize that you need some help. Personally I want to be able to do it on my own even though I know that I can't. Last week was really hard for me and I felt so stuck and dangling with my grip slipping. Things are happening that I can't control on all fronts and I'm not getting what I had hoped to accomplish done. I needed and need a Savior from myself and my shortsightedness. James 4 comes to mind, "What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?" Last week's fight was internal but was a fight none the less and it was because of my desires and plans the were not happening. I got lost in them and felt like I was failing and couldn't change a thing. We didn't come to the Philippines for ourselves so why was I making it about us now? I can make all sorts of excuses for my desires and plans are not bad but obviously not are not part of His for us right now at least. Submitting is tough but I don't want to make life about me so I need to choose each day to make it about Him. For Christmas one year I asked for a remote control car and didn't get it but at the Byker Christmas party my cousin got one. I said I wants it but Sam gets it. Still to this day we joke about it but the truth is that I was so focused on getting a remote control car that it spoiled all the other gifts that I did get. I don't want that to happen again so God take us where you want us to be and lead us each day!
Rainbow
Papaya
Harvesting a papaya. What how do you do it?
Putting in the Tub
Cement poured for the tub! The boys can't wait to try it out. The only problem is that we don't have enough sand or rocks to pour the floor after the cement forms come of. It was a long day of hauling sand, rocks, cement and mixing.
Feeling like Home
Fishing up in the mountain fish ponds was a good break from work and school. First time fishing since we left Michigan, we had a good time.
The Road
We took the day and had a field trip up into the mountains to visit a friends place. In some places the passengers had to get off so that the motorcycle could make it up. This is a glimpse of the view and the road with a few friendly faces to make it more special!
Thumbs Up
The inspectors came today to check out the kitchen, I think we got a thumbs up. Especially since it is only a day until move in.
Eel: The Other White Meat
So many people really liked the post about the other eel I thought that I would show you a really long one. It's head looks likeone of the aliens in Star Wars. Maybe they were inspired by eels, what do you think?
Another Moth
Another interesting moth! I haven't seen these colors on a moth until now.
Moth
This moth is almost 6 inches wide, amazing pattern and cool color.
