Wow! How can time get away so fast? Life is happening... are we making a difference for God? It's almost bedtime here but the house is quiet and I have a few moments to visit.

We've been having a much more normal schedule around here and seem to have regained at least some of our sanity again. :) Right now we only have 2 extra people here and life is pretty normal again for as normal as it gets here.

We had really gotten off track with our schooldays when the schedule careened away from a normal routine but we've refocused and the children are again quite motivated and doing very well at accomplishing the daily requirements.

Last weekend we had the refreshment of having Sarah come for a few days. Even tho it was short it was wonderful to connect even a bit!

Sarah & Tania "chumming"

Week before last we had three babies leave in 1 day! That was a sad day for all of us. It was a bittersweet time because I'm sure that somewhere there were three families that were having a very special day having their dreams come to completion as they all went for adoption. We all know that our ministry is a ministry of tears at times but it's no easier every time.

Friday our family went with Gordon's family to Mexicali to a zoo/park. It was a very relaxing day. We stopped at a few lookout places along the way. Then, we found a pizza place and got some pizza to take for lunch. We had chips, cookies, & drinks along to complete our lunch that we ate at the picnic area at the park. We took our time going through the whole place and were done by mid afternoon. We headed home, found a Dairy Queen for ice cream cones and were back again by early evening. It was a great day with friends and a good way to spend time together as a family.

Making friends with the cactus, it seems!

Yesterday the boys came and said to look outside. There was a huge swarm of bees filling the air, just flying wild. We all concluded the best plan was to stay inside for a time. A while later the air cleared so they went out and there was a pile of bees gathered on a plant outside. Darin helped them look and they found the queen in the center of the pile. Milena went out and built a box then moved the queen and the rest followed. Now we have hopes of having honey this fall. Made for a nice diversion and some hands on education.

This afternoon Lorne and I took the three girls to Greivin's for their instruction class. It was such a beautiful day so when we came home Lorne suggested we escape for a bit so we grabbed some coke and chips, told the children where we would be and went for a walk out back into the wilderness. We had a wonderful time visiting and just enjoying the peace and solitude. By the way, the high temp today was 97!

God's best to each of you this week!