Summer Stuff...

Getting ready for our trip to Ethiopia means typhoid and meningitis vaccination updates and malaria med prescriptions...

Fun at the fair:

Chris took the girls on a weekend trip to Louisville so that Malia could get in more driving time before getting her license...

We had a great time at our annual family campout in Illinois:

Cooling off at the splash pad:

 Whenever I leave my phone unattended and Malia is around, I usually find lots of these in my photos:

Sparklers:

A Golden Sweet Sixteen!!!

 Today is Malia’s golden birthday…16 on the 16th! Happy birthday, Malia! We love you so much and are so thankful for the joy you bring to our world! 

Our God is an Awesome God

 Something about flying over a city puts things in perspective for me. As I looked over the city of Toronto and saw so many teeny, tiny buildings, I thought about the teenier, tinier people that were inside all those buildings. SO MANY teeny, tiny people in this world, and God knows MY name. He has spoken to me directly so many times. And I was humbled. The same God who created all of this world and all these teeny, tiny people knows ME. I immediately bowed my head to thank Him for a wonderful week of traveling with so many beautiful sights. He showed up mightily for us. He is amazing. And then I opened my eyes to this:

Sitka!

Mount Edgecumbe, a volcano that was recently declared active.