Evendays

Tomorrow, Son 1 will be 21. Amazing!
He’ll celebrate with a big breakfast in a nearby village (the have a "bread festival") and then have some buddies (and a buddiette) over for lunch.
And we get to celebrate with him. What fun!
In Switzerland, at 16 you can buy beer. At 18 you can buy wine and [...]

Here’s how many Swiss Francs (CHF) you could buy with ONE US dollar (USD) on every September 26 of the previous 7 years. Remember, the more you can buy, the better it is (for me…).
2000: 1.652001: 1.672002: 1.502003: 1.312004: 1.262005: 1.292006: 1.24
Today’s rate (at the time I’m writing this post) is 1.17.
An imaginary monthly house [...]

Mom is doing well, at home where Dad and Sister One were taking care of her after surgery. Here’s a morbid thought: Before appendectamies, people died of appendicitis. Makes you thankful…
Today went pretty well, about a 8.2. I started searching for Ukrainian documents that will be useful for the church in Ternopil. The problem is [...]

Thanks for the encouraging words about fellowship. Needed them. It gets hard to persevere.
Got a note from Sister 1 that my mom had her appendix removed rather urgently. I’ll know more later when I call home.
I’m enjoying N. T. Wright’s book: Paul, In Fresh Perspective. He’s reminding me of many of the things Dr. Tom [...]

We were blessed by Andy and Adam and their families who came from Geneva to preach on Sunday and then to eat with everyone. Afterwards, we played ping pong and they set up a big table out under the walnut tree and played NERTZ. (No idea how it’s spelled.) 8 young ladies from the Pepperdine [...]

They were 220 to start the year in forensic science, and only 30 to pass the year. 
Son 1 got his results on Friday for the final two exams… He passed them both, even the one that he said "nobody" passes.
So on Tuesday he goes back to the University… Very thankful. And we are very proud [...]

Son 2 came into our life with a smile. He waited till the jams were cooked and their lids tightly clamped on, for me to finish the lawn and then to quickly rinse the sweat off… 5 run-red lights and 25 minutes later, he was born bald and happy. He has given the family much [...]

He may have been my first “out-of-the-family” hero. The preacher John Banks always paid attention to me and I tried with all my might to listen to him.
Though I was led to Jesus by my parents, John (did I call him John, or Brother Banks?) was instrumental in that process. He was intelligent. He was [...]

I’d never met Nadine outside of her home. She was a member of the Geneva church and we went to sing at her place 2 or 3 times. D. and B. went often for a visit. R. and L. would take her to the park in her wheelchair, giving her fresh air, dropping off the [...]

Son 1 finished his exams on Monday. Chapeau! (French, for “hat”. Like, “My hat’s off to you…") So now we anxiously await the results of the last two exams. He gave them a good shot, and although going into second year of chemistry is not his first choice, it’s a good option if things don’t [...]