This is Aleya showing her newly pierced ears! She earned the event by brushing her teeth faithfully twice a day for a month. She watched two other girls getting their ears pierced first - one who wailed fiercely! But, determined, she gritted her teeth and made it through!








This is Kayren on her first day of school. She is studying geometry. Her desk is the end of our dining room table. She owns it! If working at the table keeps her focused and working hard - great!








Kesse wrote today and said that she was having a wonderful time at Arne and Debbie's. She is relaxing and enjoying the cousins. It was so good to hear from her!

Tom has enjoyed being back home and chatting with Rodney (our pastor) and praying with the deacons, and working on his Sunday school class. Work has been going well too.