Category Archives: germany
Hayden moves to Europe
They hand you a baby in the hospital and forget to tell you that before you know it they’ll be grown and gone. It does go by so fast! I wrote a three-part series documenting the details of this experience, … Continue reading
Finding Fall – 2020 style
Finding trees changing color is always my top priority in September and October. Fall is my favorite time of year for a variety of reasons: the smells, the colors, the foods, the temperatures! We’ve lived in a variety off climates, … Continue reading
Moving is not always fun
The teens made some really great friends just before we left Germany, making leaving extra hard for them. Parker was ready to get to a new adventure and meet some new friends. Anna is along for any adventure! The first … Continue reading
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Leavin’ on an Airbus 330…
Leaving Germany was so weird this time. There were very few farewells, almost no hugs goodbye. There were people I wanted to visit with one last time but with social distancing in effect I couldn’t. Our bigs were able to … Continue reading
So many places, so little time…
We had big travel dreams when we moved here. I made a wall decoration that would let us dream big and celebrate when we visited new places. I loved having friends and family sign the wall when they came. I … Continue reading
Posted in brothers/boys, family, germany, military, parker, travel
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Our 21st Anniversary
I do not have the perfect marriage. I am NOT the perfect wife. Matt is not the perfect husband. Fortunately, perfection is not the goal! What we have going for us is that we are agreed that Christ is the … Continue reading
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Corona Days – 25-36
The time capsule continues. Day 25 – April 8 – This non-crafty mom spent time with Parker and Anna making decorations for Easter. I was quite pleased with them and we left them up for an entire month. Around 2:30 … Continue reading
Posted in About my faith, family, germany, military, moving
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Red Light! Green Light!
I’m sure you’ve played that game at some point. Well, the whole world has been on Red Light since the end of February or early March, with the exception of essential personnel. And since they came up, might I just … Continue reading
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Unfreeze… (almost)
As of this moment we have been approved to have our HHGS picked up on May 18-20, but we still have to wait for confirmation from the moving company we’ve been assigned. So… we’ve told the boys we’re about 90% … Continue reading
Posted in About my faith, depression/blues, family, germany, military, moving, travel
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Corona Days – 19-24
The last update I gave covered Corona-Days 3-18. I was mentally prepared for this experience to last about a month and yet, here we are on day 50 of our stay-at-home order. We are starting to see things in the … Continue reading
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