What Ghana taught me, as promisedSo of course Ghana taught me a million and one things. Every day was a new learning experience. Like the time that Mallory broke her flip flop and Pastor Isaac found a nail on the ground …
Still with me?The photo album is almost finished. God bless you for your perserverance. This means that we have to make new memories or apply what we've learned in Ghana to life in Canada now, or both. These pictures…
How to say goodbye This picture was taken the day we left Sunny. The day before we had told Sandra to come play with the girls for the last time; we weren't sure if we'd be returning the following day. She didn't show …
Let the crying begin by LoreliI need to tell you about tonight's goodbye party with our small group. But I also need to get some sleep pretty badly. And since tomorrow holds two more goodbye parties, one with the churc…
Loving my GIF and other activities
by Loreli
I have a really Great Internet Friend, GIF for short. I have a few, in fact. We all
met right here on xanga. I might even want to meet them in person some day.
My…
Today by Loreli
This
morning I woke up thinking that Today was just a day to get through.
We
were attending a funeral for Brother George’s mother in a village outside of Accra. George’s mother was 94 …
The
Horn of Plenty Miscellany by Loreli My brain’s busting with stuff to tell you, but
I can’t seem to figure out what to include, how to start it off, how to put it, or how it will end. So, I just will.
Last
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Just
dropping in
by Loreli
One time, a couple years ago, my BFF called me on her cell phone to tell me
that she was in town, could she come over? She was sorry, she didn't want
to impose. She knew I didn't li…
The first 10 minutes of my day by Loreli Each morning at
5:30, my “alarm” goes off. It’s the
sound of the children sweeping the compound next door and it can’t be shut
off. I wake up groggy after a while,
roll out …
The King by Loreli I personally think that every good neighbourhood story involves a
superintendent. The super might play a minor role, but they add a certain je ne sais quoi to the story. I think of Three's Company …
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