Dad (pictured with his daughters circa 2003) would've been 84 today were he still with us... don't know if September 20th has the same significance to you now that you're five years into eternity... just wanted you to know we still miss you here on earth, Dad!

Bonnie's Birthday

She's 26 today... so cool that even though I've only been her step-dad for a little over a year, I can look back and see many occasions where our paths have crossed over the years... dating back to before she was born! Here she is playing dress-up with Kara back in the 80's at our home in Gainesville!

Kara, Eddie, Mitch, Heather, Harley, Bonnie, Josh, G & G

Family!

Hard to believe it has been so long since my last entry... 12 days from our departure date and so much yet to do. Tuesday an estate sale company came and literally "cleaned us out"... We enjoyed sharing our plans with Bobby (pictured)

Bonnie, Drew and Joshua have been here since Sunday evening, so we've gotten to spend time with them and "Uncle Nate" (pictured @Zaxby's)

"Grandma Grace "G.G." has been spending all the time she can with Josh, who will be exactly 6 months old tomorrow, Friday the 13th!
Tonight we visited with a Barnabas Team Leader from our church while Josh's parents were out on a DATE... those can be few-and-far-between for young parents... he sat through the entire meeting as if absorbing every word of our conversation :-)

Managua Wrap-Up

Grace and I stayed 3 days longer than the rest of the team to be able to meet with dear friends (like those pictured) that we'd otherwise have missed...Bob and Myra Trolese, enjoying their 32nd year in Nicaragua!

Day Seven

Four of us put in another day at Tesoros de Dios; the rest did some sanding and painting at the home of our hosts... devotionals and times of sharing were highlights every day...We spent a lot of time in this van... and we still like each other!Dinner at La Finca, a restaurant owned by parents of NCA students... our "last supper" on this trip :(

Day Six - Mombacho Volcano & Granada