Thursday night with the Girls!

From time to time I have the privilege of getting together with these ladies to discover the hidden eateries of Portland...

Our latest adventure..

Pok Pok on SE Division then a little Pix for desert.

The girls on a sunny night

Cheers!

Heyyyyy! (Light always the comedian)

My Guetto cake and mocha ice cream... yes it is really called guetto cake. Mmmmm

Elissa diving into the queen chocolate goodness...

Thanks girls for such a fun night!

You ladies are such a blessing to me. Love Ya!

Breakfast with my sisters

Last weekend I was able to get together with my sisters for a little breakfast. For those of you who don't know, I have three half sisters who I don't get to see very much.

It was great to visit with them! Can you see the resemblance?

Janet, (my step mom), Me, Jodi, My Mom and Susan

The 4 sisters. Kate, Tami, Jodi and Susan

Africa Blog

For those of you interested...
We have started a Burkina Faso Team Blog.

Check it out at
http://www.accfburkinafaso.blogspot.com/

Or, click on the link to your right!
Blessings on your day!
;)

The Events of the last month and a half.....

New Car
New Job
New place to live
9 vaccinations
2 Africa meetings
3 Kids events
2 Birthday parties
1 Baby shower
1 trip to the Ballet
1 weekend at the coast
4 commissioned jewelry projects...

Did I leave anything out?

Kids Roll and Rock!

The ACCF, 4th and 5th graders headed to Smith Rock State park on Saturday for a day of Hiking and Admiring... (the rocks of course!)

At the base of the monkey face formation.

Patty Cakes, lurking in a cave.

Silas the brave explorer

The ever so patient Jen.. who saved my day!

I can't thank you enough Lady!

View from the top looking west.

The Monkey Face Formation and Crooked River

Look! Its a Bunny.

Kelsey and Mel

Casey and Angela

It's Official.

I am so excited to announce that in 4 months I will be on my way to Burkina Faso, Africa! I just received my passport in the mail yesterday!

For those of you who haven't heard the news until now, here is some Basic Info:

A team of nine people from Athey Creek Christian Fellowship will be traveling to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in Late August. Our primary purpose will be to put on a kids camp for approx 300 kiddos. The Kids camp will consist of bible stories, games, songs and tons of silly fun. Another group from ACCF went in 2002 and left such an impression that the kids who attended it have been praying for another one ever since.

For more information check out these links:

Jerry and Jan Swanson, (current missionaries in Burkina Faso)http://www.burkinafasomissions.com/

This video is awesome!




Athey Creek's link: http://www.atheycreek.com/burkina.aspx

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso

CIA fact book: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html

Whats next? Visas, Vaccinations, tickets, planning, learning songs in french, creating games, crafts, lots of smiling... and the list goes on.

Please help us keep this trip covered in prayer.

Lord Bless You!

3 Random things that make me laugh.

#1. Giant cat pictures off the internet

Seriously people.. what are you feeding these poor animals..

#2. This random video by Portland natives, the Helio sequence.

If you like creepy dolls, science and a catchy tune... you will enjoy this. (Some of the places featured may look familiar.) Hi! Enchanted Forest... Beware, however, this video is prime-time random.

#3. My Cousin Logan and his habit of buying large quanities of meat at Cash and Carry.

So.. he rolls into my office today with a smirk on his face and 10Lbs of Corned Beef... (He cooks it on the George Foreman in the break-room) OOC!