Now our attention has turned to our garden in the back. My little seed packets were begging to be planted. I had created a sketch/plan for our plots back in March before we left for Haiti. In late March, we paid for someone to rototill four 4×8 plots, which I then amended with peat and [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Of dirt and vegetables
Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Surprising changes
Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I screamed as we drove in the driveway, and I’m not the kind of girl who often screams. Upon arriving home from Haiti, we were greeted by a beautiful transformation in our front yard.
Andy’s dad did the work for us as a surprise while we were gone (Thank you, thank you!) and we now have [...]
Girl time
Posted in Uncategorized on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our first week in Haiti was extra special, since we were blessed to share that time with my sister, Eliza. She came during her spring break week. We were able to do a girls retreat with twelve of the teen girls both from campus and from the orphanage out in Salines Mayette. Ednide, Eveline, Lovely, [...]
Birthday time
Posted in Uncategorized on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Before heading into Haiti, we were blessed to spend a few days with my family in Atlanta. One of our Haitian friends, Eveline, was heading back to Haiti and traveled with us. My grandparents were also there visiting, so it was a full house, but lovely visits. Here are a few more pictures.