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Making space.: August 2016
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Everything about our family just changed. And it’s so cool. Last week, Lifa tucked himself away with a box of Legos and a vision. Throaty engine revs, constructive schemings, and the occasional worship song resounded from the other side of his bedroom door. Important stuff was happening in there. When I went in to check on him, Lifa roared, “I’M MAKING A MACHINE! 8221; He looked on his creation with pride, oohed and ahhed a little, and then declared, “It is so cool. That night w...
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Making space.: September 2016
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Saturday, September 24, 2016. There’s a lot of forward motion in this beautiful Ladd life. God’s voice is moving us forward the way He likes to move the Ladds forward - like ain’t nobody got time to wait around. We are counting down the days until our next big step. ( TWO DAYS TILL CAPE TOWN. I’m getting ready for what lies ahead by counting the steps that brought me this far. Every dust-in-your- everything. Markers and scrap paper. An old bench and sticky hands. Cornbread and 11th grade. We laughed whil...
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Making space.: April 2016
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016. On the days you don't take pictures. Chris started this project from the ground up with these women years ago and has a special place in his heart for them. When we enter the Dayizenza CarePoint gate, I watch the warm breeze blow fresh vision and deeper purpose into my handsome husband while he cracks jokes with GoGo and plans playgrounds with SesEdith. Every once in a while, though, there’s a day when I don’t take pictures. But something was missing in that photo. You respond to...
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Making space.: May 2016
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Friday, May 20, 2016. What's In Your Hands? I pulled into the Dayizenza CarePoint on Tuesday morning while the afterschool meal was still cooking. The preschool next door was learning songs, and their tiny voices blew in with the breeze. The volunteer cooks for the CarePoint sang along to the kiddies songs and lounged between their dish-washing, salt-shaking, pot-stirring tasks. We sat and chatted casually about their families and weekends. Blanche after completing a Kid's Club Training in Thubelisha.
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Making space.: October 2016
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Saturday, October 29, 2016. The First Day of Sabbatical: PJ Edition. Today I don’t “live” anywhere. Today looks like an Air BnB rental, monkeys on the roof, the Indian Ocean, pajama time, two cups of coffee, and my family. We just ended our term with the ministry, and we haven’t made it to the city where we will plant the new church yet. We slept as late as we could. (6:30am… learning to rest takes time). We let it sink in that we are here. Just us, just here. And drink coffee. (Lifa drinks milk.). This ...
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Making space.: There's Going To Be A Tent
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Sunday, October 23, 2016. There's Going To Be A Tent. We do our best during dinner table talk to keep Lifa’s father as the hero every dad deserves to be to his son. We do everything we can to stay in close contact, despite the distance, language and culture gaps. Dads are important. Father's Day Celebration with Lifa's dad. No pictures of Lifa's did in this blog for his privacy. When there’s no place for you in a home or in your culture, how could you know where you belong? Lifa's adaptation to the added...
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Making space.: How to Set the Table for a One-Armed Monkey
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Thursday, October 13, 2016. How to Set the Table for a One-Armed Monkey. Clark Kent's life has a lot of ordinary moments. So do we. Currently, our ordinary life moments include monkeys in the backyard. There are baby monkeys that wrestle and ricochet off each other. And mama monkeys that latch them onto their bellies to calm them down. The most notorious monkey in our backyard crew, however, is the slightly-too-brave. Lifa watching monkeys take over the playground. Lifa outgrew his superhero t-shirts wit...
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Making space.: The First Day of Sabbatical: PJ Edition
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Saturday, October 29, 2016. The First Day of Sabbatical: PJ Edition. Today I don’t “live” anywhere. Today looks like an Air BnB rental, monkeys on the roof, the Indian Ocean, pajama time, two cups of coffee, and my family. We just ended our term with the ministry, and we haven’t made it to the city where we will plant the new church yet. We slept as late as we could. (6:30am… learning to rest takes time). We let it sink in that we are here. Just us, just here. And drink coffee. (Lifa drinks milk.). This ...
