As Simple as PBJ

This month,  I’ve been singing the song “Peanut… Peanut Butter… and JELLY” with my 6th grade students. So, on Monday  we made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches  together. The kids did great spreading the peanut butter. And of course the...
Celebrating Christmas

Celebrating Christmas

THE LAST OF THE BIG PARTIES This afternoon, our house was filled with the sounds of kid’s laughter, and the smell of melted marshmallows.  Mike and I had my fourth grade students over for a Christmas party, and we kept them busy from start to finish.  We played...

Care Packages

Some of you have asked us if there are things from America that we miss having here in Japan.  There are a lot of things that we can find here — especially since there is a foreign-food store in a nearby city.  However, there are still a few things we...
Harvest Blessings…. and More Blessings….

Harvest Blessings…. and More Blessings….

When you picture a harvest cornucopia, what’s inside? Apples, grapes, bananas, pumpkins, corn, wheat?  That’s what I used to think too — until experiencing harvest in Funehiki! This year, we’ve been blessed with an abundance of… You...
It’s a …

It’s a …

Elijah Emily Talitha David Since we’ve arrived here in Japan, we’ve had the pleasure of congratulating four different couples back home on the birth of their new little ones!  Praise God for the miracle of new birth!  A prayer written by Sarah & Derick...