And They Became One

Marriage... it's a funny thing!! How can standing in front of people and saying 'I do' make you joined to someone for the rest of your life?? Then you get to start living with this wonderful person you thought you knew.... only wait, why are they acting like that??!! :) Hee hee... But what would I do without my wonderful man?? Life is certainly MUCH more fun with him around. In fact, I try to be around him as much as I can. I know that every other person would eventually get on my nerves...

All of these thoughts are stemming from just watching Laban and Bethany tie the love knot. Oh what fun it was to attend a wedding again! Watching them be so in love.... new love is a fun, beautiful thing to watch! Of course it makes my heart sing when it's family and when they are so happy together. Praise the Lord for His provision in their lives! We pray they have an exceptional marriage that is a witness to those around them. It was also fun to see family again.... and friends that we haven't seen for a long, long time. Ava really enjoyed her time with her cousins and grandparents. I think I heard her ask for Grandma more than me over that trip. In fact, on the way home she was still thinking we might be going to see Grandma at some point again. The whole trip went so fast, much faster than I anticipated. We had something to do constantly and are still trying to catch up on sleep:) It was also much colder than I thought it was going to be.... We stepped out of the airport to 55 degrees and thought we might not survive the week! But alas we did....

Bridal Party awaiting the Bride(I didn't even get a picture of the beautiful Bride, I was too busy taking care of two girlies! Terrible huh??)

My eyes were on him.... :)

Traveling with two littles is definitely more interesting than traveling with Clint and I only! Whew.... It is doable but is not necessarily enjoyable:) Especially when your flight gets delayed for four hours.

Grandpa with his granddaughters

~Cousins~

7 weeks and lovin' it!

--Ava getting some playground time in--

So now all the fun is over and we are back home... back to daily life. We got home on Wednesday, packed on Thursday and we will move Saturday! We are moving to Ti Goave to Darv and Jo Siebel's while they are on furlough for a couple of months. So we are about to find a new normal once again. When they come home, we will hopefully have a house lined up to rent close by. After that, we hope to be settled for a long while. 'But they that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength, they shall mount up on wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

Help Needed

Hello--

For those of you who don't know, we work with another family, Darvin and Jo Seibel. They are in charge of the SALT program and live in Ti Goave. They have lived in Haiti a total of nine years; they have worked with the SALT program for about 3 years. SALT is a micro-savings and micro-loans program.The AG program that we are working with is ran under the SALT program. Darv and his family plan to go to the States on furlough for two-three months, leaving the end of May. He thought he had someone lined up to take care of his program but that person fell through. Clint and I considered taking care of everything but have quickly realized it will be a huge responsibility on top of what we already have to do. We are looking for someone to come down for the time Darv's are gone to help him with his program. It doesn't not require special skills or the ability to speak Creole. We will be living in their house while they are gone and there is an upstairs available for someone to come. If this sounds like something you are interested in or know of someone who is interested in it, please contact us via email or phone! Clint's number is 011-509-4777-4573.

Blessings on your day!

Clint and Brenda

Life as a Family of Four

What a life it is!! A family of four is a great number to be! Now that Mia is here, it makes me realize just how quickly life DOES fly by. Cliche or not, it feels like Ava was just the baby(maybe because she was:)). And now she is quite big, saying more things every day. I want to hold on to these moments, even the frustrating ones. I know that too soon, I'll be looking from the other side wondering where these days went. Some days I think I might pull out my hair but I seriously wouldn't trade it for the world! The opportunity to see a child learn and grow is priceless.... Ava still loves Mia, although she still hasn't learned how to be gentle. Poor Mia gets squished daily! Sister love is sweet if not a little breathless.

The pace of life here has increased... Clint has several things going on. I'm so excited to share the following pictures--they give such a good view of where Clint has been working lately. I mentioned on my last post about the onions he was purchasing and transplanting to the mountains. They did get them planted and Clint says they are looking great! He planted them on some of Don and Karole Weaver's land; the two of them went along to help plant. Karole was kind enough to capture the day for me!




Planting Onions

Proof that Clint does work! (for those of you who doubted!)



Don and Karole Weaver





Isn't this an amazing view?!

This is also where the potatoes are planted. We're hoping that in a few months, we won't have to buy potatoes and onions for a long, long time! Clint was up to fertilize and spray yesterday and said everything is looking good so far.

Things are also moving along with the coffee nursery. A location is pinned down, along with a boss, and progress is being made! It's so exciting to actually see things happening!

 

Coffee Nursery in beginning stages

 

 





 

 

A benefit of having a baby in-country is that Dad and Mom came to see her(and us too I think!). Our time with them went fast but was great! It was very fun for Ava to 'learn' who Grandpa and Grandma were!! I don't think she'll forget them now. We'll look forward to seeing them again soon in Washington!

 

Now Marykate Bowman is here to help us for a few weeks and we are thankful already for her help! And for two last pictures.....

Mia Gabrielle



 

 



 

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