We are preparing for our first trip back to Asia in a long time and since we will be traveling alone we decided to take a couple days to make some memories as a family camping. The kids love to camp! Our first family camping trip was a few weeks before Christmas at a State Park only minutes from our home and when it was time to leave, Jadynn cried and so did Jr. because they had such a great time. On our way home from that camping trip we promised our kids and ourselves that we would do it again soon. It's April now and we just might have experienced the very last of the the "cool" nights in Florida before the summer sets in. We saw all kinds of animals, had a fire and s'mores, discovered new things and walked nature trails and spent some quality time together.
One of our favorite memory was sitting around the camp fire singing and talking when we were nightly visited by a friendly Raccoon. Jr. made a "meow" sound every time he saw him (he thought he was a cat) and Jadynn tried to chase him away since he was after our food. One evening, he climbed up at our table and helped him self to a cup of hot chocolate! We couldn't believe it, he was like a member of the family.
This month we will travel to Asia and spend some time with co-workers and friends while also taking care of logistics in the city where we used to live. We hope to be an encouragement and blessing to those who are living overseas and are working hard on Language study and others who are moving into the next phase of their work. Our Asian friends seem to have spread out to many different provinces and cities since we saw them last, but thankfully we are still in touch and will make an effort to connect with them during our travel in and out of the country.
As we say goodbye to our sweet children for two weeks, staying in Atlanta with grandparents, we also are returning to Asia in some ways to say goodbye to a season in our lives. We are very hopeful for what the future holds, yet we also wanted to bring a sense of closure to what has been a long and challenging time for us as a family. He has good plans and we trust that in the perfect timing we will be able to return to the work that we feel so passionate about (if it is His will) and in the meantime we are resting in Him and praying for contentment with what He has asked of us here.
Jadynn and Jonathan Jr. are growing so fast and we are so happy to be their parents. Here are some recent pics of the past few months...Enjoy!
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| Our nature girl |
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| Jr. made this tree branch into a bouncing horse |
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| Jadynn practicing ballet and teaching brother how to bow |
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| We love camping!! |
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| Easter Sunday |
