Our Life for God's Glory: Summer is Here!

Hi friend!

Thanks for stopping by to check on us! Through God’s strength and by God’s grace we are doing well.

Today, the warm tropical breezes rustled the leaves on the towering palm trees. They blew around the house and gently dried the laundry on the line! This evening I still hear them outside making their evening rounds. I am hoping that the breezes will decide to blow in some rain tonight. The clouds looked a little threatening today at times but all in vain. I would be in favor of having a down pour again. I love to hear it rain here in Haiti. It is a bit different from what we were used to “at home”. Most times when it rains .. it pours! I suppose you could say it rains lizards and frogs… I think there are more lizards and frogs then cats and dogs in Haiti!

I was enjoying a walk around “the yard” today.. looking at the bananas etc. We have a lot of “hangers” right now and one big blossom. I would like to share a picture with you of that banana blossom.

From the time a young banana plant is set in the ground, we have been told, It takes one year for it to produce a hanger of bananas. After the harvest the old plant needs to be removed and new shoots around the base of the plant continue to grow, getting ready for the next year’s harvest. Fresh, home grown bananas are hard to beat! We do not spray them with any kind of chemicals… or preservatives, making them a delicious and healthy snack! I love fresh bananas with homemade yogurt. :)

We had a good day with the little girls again and the bond that I have with them continues to strengthen. It is very common to have a little girl.. one on each side of me… holding my hand or hugging my waist while I try to walk! Sometimes I hear children calling “mommy Karole” from all sides of me! You moms out there know what I mean!

“Daddy Don” gets called all the time too!! In fact Don told me that the other day when he was driving home from school, with some of “our” girls in tow.. he heard some boys calling out, “Daddy Don”! They must have found out what his name was through our school girls.. perhaps. I thought that was really special! :)