1. meeting new people at EIC Ternes on Sunday
We've had a continuous stream of visitors to the new church each week, and it's always encouraging to hear their stories. We've also celebrated the Lord's Supper/communion twice now, which has been a joy. K.J. has done a good job figuring out new logistics in making that happen.
2. visiting our soon-to-be new home again
An amazing older lady from Emmanuel International Church is allowing us to live in the guesthouse in her garden, and we visited again this week to discuss plans for turning one of the downstairs rooms into a kitchen. We are thrilled and excited and grateful for this provision of housing, and an added bonus is that this home was built in the 1660s. This makes it about 100 years older than our first home in England, Capstick Cottage, but it reminds me a lot of it with its wooden beams in the living room. And I love a Dutch door so much.
3. the kids' adventurous spirits on a super-crowded bus ride
I took the kids to a couple of bookstores on Wednesday near the center of Paris, which of course means lots of people headed in the same direction. We endured a bus so full we couldn't even make it to the ticket machine to pay for our ride, and the doors could barely close around our backpacks. Ella handled her normal claustrophobia really well, so she gets a high five. There wasn't even room to stretch out my arm far enough to take a selfie of our surroundings. You'll have to infer what you will from Ella's expression.
4. talking to the sweetest friend brought to me by our marrying cousins
4a. our phone plan allowing us to call the U.S. for free
It's difficult to work in phone calls with the time difference, but it's so encouraging when we can. K.J.'s cousin treated us to the most delicious last meal in America in January, and it's the most recent picture I have of Lindy and I.
Happy Father's Day weekend, folks.
You get a Dutch door?! So cool! Those are my favorite, too. ❤️
ReplyDeleteI know! So much character. :)
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