And baby makes 49
Tuesday I got a new son! He makes 49 little tykes! He turned 7 months just 2 days after he arrived. He is one stinking cute tot too! He's working on crawling, but he's got the smiling, cooing, giggling thing down pat. Snuggling too! Oh he's just a ham. And i love him! He came to us with an ear infection, scalp infection, skin infection, lung infection, and one bad case of scabies....and when i say bad....i mean head to toe and we're on our 3rd round of treatment and we still aren't rid of them! But we're getting there, and he's getting healthier every day!

The other half
I live in Africa.In a children's center.With electricity.And thankfully, since it's over 110 today, with a fan by my bedside that keeps me cool.There's running water.It's safe to drink right from my faucet.I can have hot water (for showers) when we aren't out of

The question
I get one question a lot. it's often THE question. why I'm in Mozambique and why I'm doing what I am.....maybe not in those exact words, maybe it's in facial expressions, or often in nice polite southern ways of asking pointed questions without actually asking them, but sometimes it looks exactly like that. truth is....I know what you mean when you ask me. and I'd be lying if I said that I don't think the same thing from time to time. I certainly thought it before I came here. another truth is.....I don't have a really good answer for you. ok, I mean I do. and man is it good. I just mean, I often can't really put it into words and sum it up and wrap it into a nice little neat package

New faces
Well, I've been back for about 1.5 wks now, resting, catching up, and trying to settle back in.  Meghann, the nurse covering for me while I was gone, did a wonderful job, so there wasn't much to have to clean up, but there's always figuring out the new kids and where each kid is versus where they need to be and how to get them there game that I play.  So after lots of thought, and prayer, and plotting.....most of my plans will go into action tomorrow and we should all be back on track (or a new one) asap.   A few prayer points before my next newsletter: This Wednesday is election day....time f

Black Elderberry and the flu
Since it's flu season in the States and I love you all, I thought I'd pass on some very helpful information I recently received.  I have not trialed this personally, but have spoken with several who have used it tried and true for many years now and said it is a miracle worker and works as well as tamiflu, if not better and a lot cheaper.  You better believe that I grabbed two bottles and brought them with me to Africa and now have them for safe keeping just in case.  If you go into most drug stores (haven't seen it in grocery stores, walmart, or target) and down the cold and flu aisle you will probably be able to find a product called Sambucol or Blac