tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21941198736940324412024-03-13T22:57:52.653-05:00Jones' Clips: Gavin and Carrie Jones' BlogGavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.comBlogger1259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-18566667642278621412024-02-02T12:24:00.008-06:002024-02-02T12:24:59.650-06:00Big Creek, CA after New Year<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> We have had the blessing of being supported in prayer and gifts by this wonderful little church in Big Creek, CA. You might have heard of it in the terrible Creek Fire of September 2020. Many of the houses burned, including those of the music leader and the pastor. Their testimony is incredible, truly. God is so faithful. He is so good to give us a lovely and awesome place to be over the holidays, a place I always "crave" visiting for its beauty and grandeur and peace. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqlmeOSj2X62tN5DPrccCT9BFF1pxf-hh7bAZh4Oivcz2ojRIm_sSWj6daGcQjlNCqdbZVCnbxsF17V5y8f-0jKaEnCULhyphenhyphenC4cEYUJ_R0UKYo4onBlsmqgbZKIw9qyduSvL7LyuE9mzchYu5DPOMUhwfSqpHPD0-65SI0Pvx_rBS9KK-kZ2z2DzrA1Jo/w640-h480/IMG_5431.JPG" width="640" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqUQH2d_06JOA1MS_hn-yb7Jgj0MD1UA6VNtmAT9PNj2hBy_8VH98-06nlJCgIQ4CTAcSwulU0tzqKnj3n-qfRliuC2CmaMDfpv74_KRjmBfqL5XnA9mpcorz272lQJytyrNOSRm3Z0Bdny4UMV9bG9Rrvt9XOg8OZMXj31IXYaHBx0eFehVVunTpEVI/s4032/IMG_5338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqUQH2d_06JOA1MS_hn-yb7Jgj0MD1UA6VNtmAT9PNj2hBy_8VH98-06nlJCgIQ4CTAcSwulU0tzqKnj3n-qfRliuC2CmaMDfpv74_KRjmBfqL5XnA9mpcorz272lQJytyrNOSRm3Z0Bdny4UMV9bG9Rrvt9XOg8OZMXj31IXYaHBx0eFehVVunTpEVI/w300-h400/IMG_5338.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Isaac when we arrived. The lit-up Christmas tree was a surprise! <br />It's directly in front of the General Store at the entrance to the town.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIJKjFYcckmURs5A1VbR0jJQkT-M8e4lm__m_8Zfr2ohXDH8a8er6ffi6lvNHJh_vo7l3Q4X-Jl21yGpMsfcqLoPx8VBawNdPx0-9r8rR3ntRqb-EwbEjhDUq10rrcgfXzPPWsUiBo6hGYHK4PclDLnD99UdeSuU6WiMAU9snec9ti0q0v4rj1Xw6gg0/s3088/IMG_0241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIJKjFYcckmURs5A1VbR0jJQkT-M8e4lm__m_8Zfr2ohXDH8a8er6ffi6lvNHJh_vo7l3Q4X-Jl21yGpMsfcqLoPx8VBawNdPx0-9r8rR3ntRqb-EwbEjhDUq10rrcgfXzPPWsUiBo6hGYHK4PclDLnD99UdeSuU6WiMAU9snec9ti0q0v4rj1Xw6gg0/w400-h300/IMG_0241.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just taking a little "breather" from the kids late afternoon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH42PbrrA7oFY4bS-bnGo5Fyu4yPtsdGAj0upF-QMjgrrtxnCpqx4g0L_fOzeBH9sudXWkbTiOr8_-OxfdEZXsvBhog_RmTh4HmRRC-Pwm68boqnBGbp-HGi_2kweG2R_lcIBlz_YFPxoM4AZMSVkd2PjQXrFgGTsuvaTmkfu1xjliDLa2IdvXImu7Tw/s4032/IMG_0244.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH42PbrrA7oFY4bS-bnGo5Fyu4yPtsdGAj0upF-QMjgrrtxnCpqx4g0L_fOzeBH9sudXWkbTiOr8_-OxfdEZXsvBhog_RmTh4HmRRC-Pwm68boqnBGbp-HGi_2kweG2R_lcIBlz_YFPxoM4AZMSVkd2PjQXrFgGTsuvaTmkfu1xjliDLa2IdvXImu7Tw/w640-h480/IMG_0244.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We were welcomed at the little Inn at Big Creek, above and behind the General Store. <br />SO QUAINT and COZY! And you can't beat the views! (One of my favorite things i<span style="text-align: left;">n PNG is a small "painting" of the General Store, a framed notecard I bought back in 2008.)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fsSJ9OOCQvIVf3IpSW1CUO3bBkCgx9B8stYPXSp1LIZ64pcdi0t9rtzGFYKquJoFDIcZuKI0Ix9uhBAkYTT_uRqDHFBYTlGPo9oBIFboSDdfDro7O2AUloNMYysjXEsKSUzt0V_YnKHRfMeLkY9XTyAJQTIaVx7ZwYu_UjPMAjcLtYeZJlb4fxKdA-8/s4032/IMG_5356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fsSJ9OOCQvIVf3IpSW1CUO3bBkCgx9B8stYPXSp1LIZ64pcdi0t9rtzGFYKquJoFDIcZuKI0Ix9uhBAkYTT_uRqDHFBYTlGPo9oBIFboSDdfDro7O2AUloNMYysjXEsKSUzt0V_YnKHRfMeLkY9XTyAJQTIaVx7ZwYu_UjPMAjcLtYeZJlb4fxKdA-8/w640-h480/IMG_5356.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Getting ready to war with one another in the snow. Marcie and Isaac are hunkered down inside.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoxc3CQjMqs4_pGV14GtMAQsB-6BgEfrFNtqaJ-jh8O18QmPO3InT3G1v9voV6SvGEfCglIgpkBNxsGM11AKCgDW_7g0GN3-8A9QcoLB2c0gPRvvc3qe-IcPkwhCD3UaUDC3fWuhHNd7gK1u4dcfiPa-XFm9JLtXFZjRycKGrspAxBbkd5UOKklAiIzs/s4032/IMG_0149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoxc3CQjMqs4_pGV14GtMAQsB-6BgEfrFNtqaJ-jh8O18QmPO3InT3G1v9voV6SvGEfCglIgpkBNxsGM11AKCgDW_7g0GN3-8A9QcoLB2c0gPRvvc3qe-IcPkwhCD3UaUDC3fWuhHNd7gK1u4dcfiPa-XFm9JLtXFZjRycKGrspAxBbkd5UOKklAiIzs/w640-h480/IMG_0149.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">David and Gracie sledded a LOT. Here they're taking a break from building a snowman, I believe. </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVPY4mx-49RyGluOf1Gd2Pk7jHiU3Yv_oKPFpcQnfOJYOGnnR9Qf-Il9twjpYrrGXTZAMVNb__S3Ij0M_7fE1ZFnh5nXCQEDdMACSjMJOZVuynXasKqVgfHMhEos4GtV5lP9fknWp1Rc133FtVL-gkWbSUjHosrJRUYlP-baSc3mT66kQlN0hyphenhyphenJWC-KU/w480-h640/IMG_5364.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Will's favorite thing to do in the snow was eat it! He would two-fist it while he walked around the yard. He loves glasses of ice always, with just a bit of water, so it's not really a surprise that snow would be such a delight for his palate. 😄 It was very fresh and then snowed another 6-8 inches one night!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG5WcgOvvbtFuzRO4du5dij8MC8CN7MIF-60QLc7VWc8U-nwf4Zv38HsuKvyxyl4wfCA1dVQ687lj7rv5txq2QqcEW5lDueuj-mm17zVZpeGHuewDUvgRFgkIC3Llh33QEi2j1nqHOdKb1O8RUG2Ibn-dQfS7FNFF_A3Cn-oy2K9Kdf9CoHkBCw7IuFI/s3088/IMG_0231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG5WcgOvvbtFuzRO4du5dij8MC8CN7MIF-60QLc7VWc8U-nwf4Zv38HsuKvyxyl4wfCA1dVQ687lj7rv5txq2QqcEW5lDueuj-mm17zVZpeGHuewDUvgRFgkIC3Llh33QEi2j1nqHOdKb1O8RUG2Ibn-dQfS7FNFF_A3Cn-oy2K9Kdf9CoHkBCw7IuFI/w640-h480/IMG_0231.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A snowy walk at dusk around silent Camp Sierra, just below Big Creek, with Gavin's parents.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Y7lvQGYBa6u8Iel7T0hBQlSTCvLUIQemYRPdP60SAZfyuBhTtEGIXTIwfUXKswDB-uHHUip_hgwqYIxY_EPbljkYh9dq73QDxI3MLdxAcw5ZLRpErORKKg0JohKi6vzWRX_RuoVVCsS15I7bCY0mbhTLQJci8dby2etVvuE33x_RVYDrROrgn1mnIXs/s4032/IMG_0221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Y7lvQGYBa6u8Iel7T0hBQlSTCvLUIQemYRPdP60SAZfyuBhTtEGIXTIwfUXKswDB-uHHUip_hgwqYIxY_EPbljkYh9dq73QDxI3MLdxAcw5ZLRpErORKKg0JohKi6vzWRX_RuoVVCsS15I7bCY0mbhTLQJci8dby2etVvuE33x_RVYDrROrgn1mnIXs/w480-h640/IMG_0221.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My mother-in-love is so beautiful I had to put this photo in . </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtuK1QqupZrovfLzLzmS37ANSdjTjfoWUnIZJ8FMouIUNtY4iHIj6oXP8K9JOToTu_wfEqVzfABmDGnsxydfBJ3na8nI2VAD21YsO4Rv1vN0up61AEysduV8u5WDSoH24i_IZaMmWzJw8b7el_W-pWRZo7N5OW97ZTI2UQe4KbgBq_R_T7G-KATGsjiM/s4032/IMG_5387.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtuK1QqupZrovfLzLzmS37ANSdjTjfoWUnIZJ8FMouIUNtY4iHIj6oXP8K9JOToTu_wfEqVzfABmDGnsxydfBJ3na8nI2VAD21YsO4Rv1vN0up61AEysduV8u5WDSoH24i_IZaMmWzJw8b7el_W-pWRZo7N5OW97ZTI2UQe4KbgBq_R_T7G-KATGsjiM/w640-h480/IMG_5387.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Enjoying icicles from the eaves. We had several in our fridge before our stay was done. 😄</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlhc3mIxeN_deeh1eXMYThhsN6c5ZHkUf5vJ6JEtAKJ2NzyfswLcwKgmyoZAnvXeL2YZydw-p6pzpAj_6971TW3RKlMm9Z44xpcgluvDRxvAG2Ousy3s-cu982YozHXZ1AStjc9KR7fuVYlYn4-5JX7WZCwGlCn9bHJXycOHtrWKzkCUS1Lt2ghA651o/s4032/IMG_5280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlhc3mIxeN_deeh1eXMYThhsN6c5ZHkUf5vJ6JEtAKJ2NzyfswLcwKgmyoZAnvXeL2YZydw-p6pzpAj_6971TW3RKlMm9Z44xpcgluvDRxvAG2Ousy3s-cu982YozHXZ1AStjc9KR7fuVYlYn4-5JX7WZCwGlCn9bHJXycOHtrWKzkCUS1Lt2ghA651o/w480-h640/IMG_5280.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Blurry, but very representative of the kind of horsing-around these kiddos get up to with big brother Isaac. Will just said, when he saw me putting this picture in the blog, "Oh, Isaac! I miss him so much!" We all do, but we couldn't be happier about how welcoming and wonderful Boyce College has been for him - truly family in Christ and in practice! He is humbled and grateful as he begins his second semester.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_20XndG9i-_2ZRHuqbkGfQoge-EPYHc7TVa6PTTbjJp4Em2BctTyG2REMLEhGeY9W-pMgpxTXz-5wM9a_kQoa_k3N1cWYyuGUjGfzF137zPWeKrJLYnQ1JfV35fv1p2RLUHw_JFMnvBAk_BMDdPPPEm4WxdjyL2W2j0JcGE0VpFwkbJa2m5TtBEVfgY/s10974/IMG_0125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3750" data-original-width="10974" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_20XndG9i-_2ZRHuqbkGfQoge-EPYHc7TVa6PTTbjJp4Em2BctTyG2REMLEhGeY9W-pMgpxTXz-5wM9a_kQoa_k3N1cWYyuGUjGfzF137zPWeKrJLYnQ1JfV35fv1p2RLUHw_JFMnvBAk_BMDdPPPEm4WxdjyL2W2j0JcGE0VpFwkbJa2m5TtBEVfgY/w640-h218/IMG_0125.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Last look at a beautiful place. See you before too long (minus snow next time!), Lord willing, Big Creek and Camp Sierra! <br />MUCH LOVE to the Body of Christ there! We are blessed and refreshed through you all.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVPY4mx-49RyGluOf1Gd2Pk7jHiU3Yv_oKPFpcQnfOJYOGnnR9Qf-Il9twjpYrrGXTZAMVNb__S3Ij0M_7fE1ZFnh5nXCQEDdMACSjMJOZVuynXasKqVgfHMhEos4GtV5lP9fknWp1Rc133FtVL-gkWbSUjHosrJRUYlP-baSc3mT66kQlN0hyphenhyphenJWC-KU/s4032/IMG_5364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><br />GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-40872210962361285182023-12-22T11:37:00.003-06:002023-12-22T11:37:34.344-06:00Making All Things New<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8H0gZj4jfrbNzdAcAZqNiEmARLNfmF0dbntr9h_wvXaRLWBu_HGhjUkTSp9RAa1PnpXnZVmRO8KGHHBDgUQ1ZjT2O5v9CNu8WYwOi-FcCqUf_5AH06aNqSg71RncVJaQIPrhMIHsS9SxU_zS-Hwu4zZ1g6D1SVg4lpashfq37a8Yi-l2P8r3-fNfEko/s4032/IMG_8828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8H0gZj4jfrbNzdAcAZqNiEmARLNfmF0dbntr9h_wvXaRLWBu_HGhjUkTSp9RAa1PnpXnZVmRO8KGHHBDgUQ1ZjT2O5v9CNu8WYwOi-FcCqUf_5AH06aNqSg71RncVJaQIPrhMIHsS9SxU_zS-Hwu4zZ1g6D1SVg4lpashfq37a8Yi-l2P8r3-fNfEko/w480-h640/IMG_8828.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite photo from summer in Oregon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thank you to everyone who prayed over those requests (and in general) that I posted a few weeks ago! The Lord has graciously answered each one in personal, tender and powerful ways. </p><p>1) Will is much less agitated. We found the right medication formulation, it seems, and he's just so much happier and able to be who he really is! We're still in queue for his therapies but happy to wait until the new year. </p><p>2) David is much less homesick due to great friends in our neighborhood and lots of forts in the nearby woods. (Their fort Christmas party is today. I baked cookies for it last night, at David's request. 😊) He also decided he wants to take one of his teachers back to Papua New Guinea with us because she's just so great! He and Seth have both said they really enjoy school now.</p><p>3) Seth's teacher woes have worked out beautifully. The teacher he was struggling to understand and please is now his favorite. He's figured out that she really does mean so well and cares about him. He got a great report card!</p><p>4) Marcie is doing MUCH better, although we know there are highs and lows. She has a precious relationship with her dad, and that really seems to help her weather the storms of life and emotions. Reminds me of the need we have for our Father through all the ups and downs on this journey to Heaven!</p><p>5) Gracie continues to be the most homesick (and sick, with colds - her tiny little ear, nose, and throat passages just keep getting infections!). But she's VERY happy to have her biggest brother at home goofing around with her and her other big brother David always looking out for her and making her laugh.</p><p>6) Isaac is doing fabulous! It's such a blessing to have him here! "Out of 10, you would be 80 billion!" Seth just said. The Lord has just been so good to Isaac (and us!), providing for him for college in amazing ways. </p><p>7) Gavin is beautifully devoted to this family. I'm unendingly grateful for who he is.</p><p>I, too, am doing much better than I was earlier this summer and fall. My body and brain is calming down, praise God. It seems I was in high alert all the time, and that was exhausting! Until very recently, it felt that something was just wrong. </p><p>I realize that Christmas will never be like it was when I was a little girl (My family had great Christmases in Colombia!). When we're children, it's, "Everything is magical, and 'Santa' is coming!" </p><p>Now that we're adults, seeing the world around us - in PNG or America - it's, "Everything is broken, and Jesus is coming!" </p><p>The latter hope is TRUE, and more beautiful by far. </p><p>Waiting in hope, </p><p>Carrie</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLkqBlAC7SN7KGH9A1AJMwbXMF4C06755xIqmUQqjSEDCY7PF90Wd-lLl2mOGJR_gvUrznWGGSfW-233KN-j6pWw3kSDUwXUijxwAm90pQaHoiyJXotoskktdn_rYr-hx3rJZ08n65pa6PgQZxBT8cUuzyrFf8iM8N1LjffAf4kg8XNeo5c6UBulQkLY/s4032/IMG_9694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLkqBlAC7SN7KGH9A1AJMwbXMF4C06755xIqmUQqjSEDCY7PF90Wd-lLl2mOGJR_gvUrznWGGSfW-233KN-j6pWw3kSDUwXUijxwAm90pQaHoiyJXotoskktdn_rYr-hx3rJZ08n65pa6PgQZxBT8cUuzyrFf8iM8N1LjffAf4kg8XNeo5c6UBulQkLY/w480-h640/IMG_9694.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You can't see it really well, but the manger with star above is cut into the throne. <br /></span><span style="text-align: left;">One of Gavin's ornaments, per my request. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinS8VWQ5xyRxywOhfrAkC1ukrglEjcUdeL7377lmxztbaKePj4NDEgg8ILZQqVvjQNtkPOsuaacCN1Ka6SQpEtURMdu6wS-xwYyaepxC6MxFO6a2lb8xDNO1DK8Kadnl5uOFNkwOBJ8FUM4dvsJQLoQRLKMHXyV6Bw3okStMQdAqyImj4udtxHE8eIksI/s4032/IMG_5190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinS8VWQ5xyRxywOhfrAkC1ukrglEjcUdeL7377lmxztbaKePj4NDEgg8ILZQqVvjQNtkPOsuaacCN1Ka6SQpEtURMdu6wS-xwYyaepxC6MxFO6a2lb8xDNO1DK8Kadnl5uOFNkwOBJ8FUM4dvsJQLoQRLKMHXyV6Bw3okStMQdAqyImj4udtxHE8eIksI/w640-h480/IMG_5190.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wish come true! Going to Bolder - a climbing park - thanks to a generous Christmas gift!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlCsCoEXR4W6yDMpQsvhWnfXZlxNFOzETHviPNKBOuwkHS0-fXp7rCCePkvCtK3eVlwlC1dtpIxQbHDH0Sxydbx99LU2I-_aRmR8UROcraRajMP_FvFykim8YdmRjx5QqS48JoywBJhGPpH6qbRPszSklipjbPxagD12paD7jbhyEvjI6B9znU2jjTNE/s4032/IMG_5197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlCsCoEXR4W6yDMpQsvhWnfXZlxNFOzETHviPNKBOuwkHS0-fXp7rCCePkvCtK3eVlwlC1dtpIxQbHDH0Sxydbx99LU2I-_aRmR8UROcraRajMP_FvFykim8YdmRjx5QqS48JoywBJhGPpH6qbRPszSklipjbPxagD12paD7jbhyEvjI6B9znU2jjTNE/w300-h400/IMG_5197.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYda29IPHxWQ-ajONOWco3Lc1kQuwwH6hpqwRiSepwgwThcFVnZAFhlm5eHCwJ8BzB00dxbPcct8q3_pZFKMnpU7Y99gruWhzycsgYjqKzwJoPHSGOO8QVqB0bwe7Mwz453t9wLcVYM6faSk5mk0BiF2f-TF6MhmcqWoZGg1PnTBpwKGWIcJ9wfH5xEE/s4032/IMG_5205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYda29IPHxWQ-ajONOWco3Lc1kQuwwH6hpqwRiSepwgwThcFVnZAFhlm5eHCwJ8BzB00dxbPcct8q3_pZFKMnpU7Y99gruWhzycsgYjqKzwJoPHSGOO8QVqB0bwe7Mwz453t9wLcVYM6faSk5mk0BiF2f-TF6MhmcqWoZGg1PnTBpwKGWIcJ9wfH5xEE/w640-h480/IMG_5205.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting their tutorial in the ropes course climbing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRpaX6y5vKN0uKgmbTcbTh-4EdFgKeDVx4EP1F4CvDGggR5B8_IZsXGfO9ULXK5dTD-DLfy0wEC4CnD7wWPjs5DAdnF8TTrFZzyqCkyCWSX7Wve3LdRYheoA873hzvT9EWXahHtZyKBDKr2yH2bkop-wIOsZ1S5aWQaDcIkpiYonXuT-IXsyYcIDDW5M/s4032/IMG_5212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRpaX6y5vKN0uKgmbTcbTh-4EdFgKeDVx4EP1F4CvDGggR5B8_IZsXGfO9ULXK5dTD-DLfy0wEC4CnD7wWPjs5DAdnF8TTrFZzyqCkyCWSX7Wve3LdRYheoA873hzvT9EWXahHtZyKBDKr2yH2bkop-wIOsZ1S5aWQaDcIkpiYonXuT-IXsyYcIDDW5M/w480-h640/IMG_5212.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hugs for Grandma (from Will and his cousin) at the Arboretum! 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💗 Will is not a fan of cold and stayed home.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJdV55IliG1IhDqXNftSNiJQOKcg52kvITIh9jgpfG7D_vIFGaM9suLbj3mz-3dyla8B0fLWv70PA_7h4nesv-jRjTtcHFUKgDIH2OtN5dUczYPoTTatQC0hNNq0ttN0bG49sQQ71buSIhY7mzb8y-83_H1xnhQ-oyhDKWcuuU1pN0xGMZunQ_vZUQHE/s4032/IMG_9726.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJdV55IliG1IhDqXNftSNiJQOKcg52kvITIh9jgpfG7D_vIFGaM9suLbj3mz-3dyla8B0fLWv70PA_7h4nesv-jRjTtcHFUKgDIH2OtN5dUczYPoTTatQC0hNNq0ttN0bG49sQQ71buSIhY7mzb8y-83_H1xnhQ-oyhDKWcuuU1pN0xGMZunQ_vZUQHE/w480-h640/IMG_9726.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45MohnewPyP1Qsc6c3jgqZaKoT1GMCl3bDjT1I_RUCDvw9zErfeQMNiwuGpJHVGfPkp6JzwFpu1lALrvZHGGag5HsZ_gHtOGyGLWi23GIosXYR501CLjpeABg2gRhddOi8fCg81Q5TGok6XZzJiYdjqWyUGqOfEMtWjwiXQg-9-1X0hgcyF8SaYcXfF0/s4032/IMG_9792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45MohnewPyP1Qsc6c3jgqZaKoT1GMCl3bDjT1I_RUCDvw9zErfeQMNiwuGpJHVGfPkp6JzwFpu1lALrvZHGGag5HsZ_gHtOGyGLWi23GIosXYR501CLjpeABg2gRhddOi8fCg81Q5TGok6XZzJiYdjqWyUGqOfEMtWjwiXQg-9-1X0hgcyF8SaYcXfF0/w480-h640/IMG_9792.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Christmas music and art night for the kids' school. Good thing Isaac is strong and Gracie is small!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-76147593127612172602023-11-24T11:40:00.001-06:002023-11-24T11:40:10.419-06:00Update for you sweet people who still check the blog ;-)I have been too overwhelmed to blog for quite a while and mostly stay off of FB too, but I found out on Sunday one sweet lady has been checking our blog daily! (We love you, M.D.! You have blessed us so much through your prayers and love and beautiful afghans.)
Quick update on the kids:
1) Will has his ups and downs. School is a struggle for him some days and other days he loves it. I hope the Thanksgiving break is just what he needs.
PLEASE PRAY for his agitation. His brain is just so "on fire" with activity vs. other people's brains, even at rest. He feels like it's a superpower, so that's a positive! But it can really affect his relationships with his siblings and others.
Will is supposed to be doing occupational therapy but it finding it so challenging and frustrating he struggles to tolerate even a small amount. PLEASE PRAY for the right therapies and therapists! We are so grateful for what he has now but may need to "step it up."
2) David is doing drum lessons, a dream of many years! I can hear him practicing right now. He is doing well, although he's very homesick. He's so mature for his age and naturally quiet that it's too easy for his emotional needs to be overlooked.
PLEASE PRAY for his comfort in homesickness and in dealing with the turbulence of siblings.
3) Marcie is really struggling with anxiety and PTSD-type issues, as well as significant spiritual challenges.
PLEASE PRAY for her heart and soul, and for the LOVE of her Savior and parents to be unmissable to her. She needs to know she is very, very special and cherished.
4) Gracie is precious but struggling with some anxiety and grief too, as well as her own autonomy as a compliant and quiet child in a household with strong wills. Things seem to have reached a head, and she's not just going to "take it" anymore.
PLEASE PRAY for the mind of Christ for her, and for love and compassion and understanding and WISDOM for Gavin and me as we navigate these important relationship decisions and interactions.
5) Seth is doing amazing, but qualifies for special education for slow processing and math concepts. He is LOVING his cousins nearby!
PLEASE PRAY for his encouragement in dealing with one teacher in particular who seems to struggle with his struggles. She means so well and is a dear woman.
6) Isaac is just incredible. He rates his college experience 15 out of 10. Boyce College has been an Ephesians 3:20 school for him.
PLEASE PRAY he can enjoy this time with family without pulling out his hair (ha ha, he's been so sweet and happy to be back!).
PLEASE PRAY for self-discipline as he's going from working 25 hours a week as a full-time college student in Biblical and Theological Studies to having lots of time on his own. He has determined to help a lot in the kitchen, woo hoo!
Gavin and I are also having ups and downs with our kids' struggles and joys. I am seeing a counselor for some issues related to the difficulties of these past couple of years overseas. I am having lots of trauma responses I didn't forsee. God is faithful. Isaac gave me an excellent book, <i>Midnight Mercies</i>. Ephesians and Psalms are also a great encouragement.
PLEASE PRAY I would fix my eyes on Christ and see His provision daily.
Please also pray for financial wisdom here in America with the rising cost of living!
We appreciate you!
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Turns out having babies three months early is REALLY HARD on the adolescents they become. We were warned in the NICU that this period of their lives would reveal areas of disability and struggles related to extreme prematurity. At the time I was just so grateful they were still alive, I must have shoved it out of my mind to deal with later. My mom had to remind me. As Gavin's Aunt Colleen says, "This is all part of the miracle." ❤ They are a miracle. They are God's. They are entrusted to us. I'm unendingly grateful that I get to have these kids with their unique needs. 🥰 And I'm grateful to be Stateside for a while to get the help they - and we - need.
I have always grieved and really struggled over my "failure" to hang on to them longer, but that is gone now. Thank God. Will got the ball rolling when he broke his water before dawn at 27 weeks 5 days. He was the quint who was in distress at the time, despite being the biggest (2 lb 10 oz, or 1190 g). He had meconium staining and was urgently worked on by our dear Dr. Burgess, who has since gone to be with the Lord. He seemed so healthy in the NICU, never any huge scares, but now he's the one who has the most long-term consequences of extreme prematurity. In breaking the water and forcing all five to be born so early, he was just getting out when he needed to get out, in the wisdom or our Sovereign Heavenly Father.
God sovereignly ordained that the rest would live. God saved Seth through those agonizing months while so many of you prayed. People we'll never meet besieged the Throne of Grace for Seth's life. He has long-term issues too, of course, but he's amazingly healthy, and loving and cute and happy and lively. And he has a good brain that can do hard things despite all those months and even years of low oxygenation. He just needs some therapy and accommodations to help him do those hard things.
So, if you're still reading this long update, please pray our kids will get the therapies and accommodations they need soon. We're on waiting lists. PRAISE GOD for a lovely math tutor "grandma" for Gracie, for JD Jondavid-Kelli Lovell to work via Zoom with Seth, and for a small "whole person" school for Will this year.
Please pray for stamina for Gavin and me as the homework load with four kids at a hybrid school is daunting. So many new things are bombarding them: multiple classes and passing periods, multiple teachers, multiple apps and programs to do their work in, multiple assignments to do at home. Most days we work from 2:30 to 6:00 and usually have to go back to it after breaking for supper, or catch up the next morning. Plus there's a whole new culture to adapt too, with educators and students they don't know. Meanwhile, they are really homesick and desperately miss their PNG friends and family (April and Dilu Narumao!).
Please pray for God's continued amazing provision. He is SO GOOD.
Love!
Carrie Jones
P.S. We know people care so much about our kids and want to suggest things that have helped, in their experience, but we've been buried with suggestions - literally pages of them. Right now we can't process through any more. We'll reach out on FB or in person if we need suggestions for a specific need or child! Thank you for caring.
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In the UK it's published in an actual hard-copy magazine. I wish they sold it in PNG so I could get a copy! They don't ship out of the country. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are a couple of details that aren't exactly right, but it was my fault in the interview for not clarifying. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was 8, not 9, years (thank God) before we had a successful pregnancy.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Also, my miscarriage was before my ectopic rupture by 4 weeks - it was twins, one in uterus, one in fallopian tube, which later ruptured. </div><div><br /></div><div>We didn't go back to the USA to do fertility treatments, but we did take advantage of our regularly-scheduled furlough - after a solid three-year stint in PNG - to try to conceive and then prevent a miscarriage. My body wasn't doing well on its own!</div><div><br /></div><div>Gracie and Marcie (not Seth) were the two smallest, but Marcie was only half-an-ounce smaller than Seth. The problem was that he came out after Marcie, and he was a "wimpy white boy," as they say in the NICU. [White baby boys do the worst for some reason. Will and David were great, overall, but last-born boy Seth not so much.] </div><div><br /></div><div>Gavin does indeed do wonderful, needful medical flying, but his primary role is flying Bible translators and church planters in and out of the bush. 💕</div>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-2449602072067247992023-03-20T07:05:00.003-05:002023-03-20T07:05:45.819-05:00Spring Break!<p> Life has been so full-on (in a good way)! I am finally posting some photos. We just returned from our last family trip with Isaac in PNG. It was a wonderful one, and we're grateful his friend Kori could join us.We drove down the Lae and then took a quick bout trip up the coast to near Salamaua Island. [Lae is where Amelia Earhart last was seen alive. She took off from the Lae airstrip. Salamaua and Lae are also WWII battle sites.]</p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone had a GREAT time and I know the kids will be begging to go again when we return to PNG after our upcoming furlough. We leave PNG June 7th. Isaac starts college mid-August. </p><p><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmLZEjRxO8wp4op6Mg_hg4q2eLCnva59optSHHU9Lr3Tv9OvMid-Cynk1zBIsYmYDv0HStzr8vtmsB0dxLBZMBwKbWamFzIKG9eBQINRKO38uElUN99IjP8REqL-9XYFvjmVixhX9ELHJtRm6G0KqwVgWfKa15Ewhy269ZqU99yIKnXTE3TiTtTox/s4032/IMG_4660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmLZEjRxO8wp4op6Mg_hg4q2eLCnva59optSHHU9Lr3Tv9OvMid-Cynk1zBIsYmYDv0HStzr8vtmsB0dxLBZMBwKbWamFzIKG9eBQINRKO38uElUN99IjP8REqL-9XYFvjmVixhX9ELHJtRm6G0KqwVgWfKa15Ewhy269ZqU99yIKnXTE3TiTtTox/w640-h480/IMG_4660.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The water is SO warm!</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJQ-M90uAgFo3-JJ_kEu_hKJUHMtGp0xtLeiUrb513WvndbQBQZTb5-gbSab_65-j1y0pN8G4chYknOIszRWot4qSp-KTMMhGKC72xOaM5LlYC8zEat9lwSVXFV2S4RPwKedyCiVBpDPSijNXZYhJTv99cdz2GUkR4b1dNP8Ng1OX2hPoGP5RzSub/s3088/IMG_4666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJQ-M90uAgFo3-JJ_kEu_hKJUHMtGp0xtLeiUrb513WvndbQBQZTb5-gbSab_65-j1y0pN8G4chYknOIszRWot4qSp-KTMMhGKC72xOaM5LlYC8zEat9lwSVXFV2S4RPwKedyCiVBpDPSijNXZYhJTv99cdz2GUkR4b1dNP8Ng1OX2hPoGP5RzSub/w640-h480/IMG_4666.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our boat captain inserted himself when he saw we were doing a selfie. 😄</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EuKk7-p6jUr-5l_nSS1MrueCKjXB1L2qI6RuvJSmL9wIQZtHm3MlpMpq9kD2Xd9WgknN3Ju_oCw2ZhheI5tGgG1kDKD7PxH6zKXJb5DSnUL8E2Z_PKbTHeCn3Rks_jMnXArISIFxAU08cGZ--joKyeYdK6XeugpaSwGCZyI0rd39vjEBEf1Vn2Wv/s4032/IMG_4670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EuKk7-p6jUr-5l_nSS1MrueCKjXB1L2qI6RuvJSmL9wIQZtHm3MlpMpq9kD2Xd9WgknN3Ju_oCw2ZhheI5tGgG1kDKD7PxH6zKXJb5DSnUL8E2Z_PKbTHeCn3Rks_jMnXArISIFxAU08cGZ--joKyeYdK6XeugpaSwGCZyI0rd39vjEBEf1Vn2Wv/w640-h480/IMG_4670.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting close to our destination!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNiySj5H3qXM6RiHQrsmCfyqxTCv9DGOKWdYqS6kv-8eOWMfyBikocmOhd53CN2wHZd1JohVqrDcKiTe1Ym3mlnchAUQ3QfPS-t-9YQmH7e9La6Dg_r2IGBIlZXdqWY5FLMH1bvh7tqzxJv9PxpVvhCLytUsDl0GmkYWSkJ8-5F2b4CXjHHJkbbgD/s4032/IMG_4674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNiySj5H3qXM6RiHQrsmCfyqxTCv9DGOKWdYqS6kv-8eOWMfyBikocmOhd53CN2wHZd1JohVqrDcKiTe1Ym3mlnchAUQ3QfPS-t-9YQmH7e9La6Dg_r2IGBIlZXdqWY5FLMH1bvh7tqzxJv9PxpVvhCLytUsDl0GmkYWSkJ8-5F2b4CXjHHJkbbgD/w640-h480/IMG_4674.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick playtime on the beach. Lae is behind us, not visible from this distance.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU-3Z_5f8ytbJGEGDrCQG1SXZwIuAi9XszUyM54CnRIO00k5cAwBR-ZKiMyZffLUNwXDDjng_wXjm1ExHrdalUMgpr9wmxSdtn9AwTzgL8ItPVh3XZCOnu3_AONFKr8Oa2vqt791yn-AIEfKHN2gfZ3BhFxIShJa1tWxT6gBR2VjzndDL9DPP1Cm0/s4032/IMG_4682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU-3Z_5f8ytbJGEGDrCQG1SXZwIuAi9XszUyM54CnRIO00k5cAwBR-ZKiMyZffLUNwXDDjng_wXjm1ExHrdalUMgpr9wmxSdtn9AwTzgL8ItPVh3XZCOnu3_AONFKr8Oa2vqt791yn-AIEfKHN2gfZ3BhFxIShJa1tWxT6gBR2VjzndDL9DPP1Cm0/w480-h640/IMG_4682.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 20-minute walk to the waterfall</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRF3iYmgazA4LiqNVUJvLxiJDnvi-V5H5rPAQ_b4SzJZrajUzre-9dAmPulY2SVXiVjX1OEMB5unYhvyfMjTKzRm1XHund6jVmRqB3KEBY0N38pi9dV3iuDibs_fuPnZ1zEFzbP7nU232Z6wH9MljCkGL1wADz8qM7sWuArSAZCRc7VzRJYKbIQyt/s4032/IMG_4696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRF3iYmgazA4LiqNVUJvLxiJDnvi-V5H5rPAQ_b4SzJZrajUzre-9dAmPulY2SVXiVjX1OEMB5unYhvyfMjTKzRm1XHund6jVmRqB3KEBY0N38pi9dV3iuDibs_fuPnZ1zEFzbP7nU232Z6wH9MljCkGL1wADz8qM7sWuArSAZCRc7VzRJYKbIQyt/w640-h480/IMG_4696.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David daring to jump with his Daddy's and guide's help. All of us but Gracie jumped into the deep part.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRN-30RinHZSgijr3t6-6CG_JtYz3qrFac3a3ELPpjbXtnyKE6VsEXVzHZvCyT6JaJn4qttEpIU55nc_hJi24Bu6X3CbOHyd_gBi6o0m_ceTU7uDmN7A9_AOln0S9-y97BnjAuXXSmbVpNIlc47wHatPHOfiuXgxnScTBZluSfJf9qK52WEPdz9ruN/s4032/IMG_4686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRN-30RinHZSgijr3t6-6CG_JtYz3qrFac3a3ELPpjbXtnyKE6VsEXVzHZvCyT6JaJn4qttEpIU55nc_hJi24Bu6X3CbOHyd_gBi6o0m_ceTU7uDmN7A9_AOln0S9-y97BnjAuXXSmbVpNIlc47wHatPHOfiuXgxnScTBZluSfJf9qK52WEPdz9ruN/w480-h640/IMG_4686.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gavin and me - it was surprisingly cold but felt amazing after the heat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzRMuEOEpvvDfSLQGNei6fiNQZlwv4QVOWxS3PXzm92lbh0sXyqb0NfrAISSuiu0vBSZobdIatYSL7HFiNC0zcYuTRCDepSjGDUpWGpzcV_nY2T6WCgsEYQvPHcR_xaSAlgE1eQydB3tAy2QV3QZeAthtWhZXlltmBqGTieSz5qtI9xfl6oavNBPV/s4032/IMG_4703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzRMuEOEpvvDfSLQGNei6fiNQZlwv4QVOWxS3PXzm92lbh0sXyqb0NfrAISSuiu0vBSZobdIatYSL7HFiNC0zcYuTRCDepSjGDUpWGpzcV_nY2T6WCgsEYQvPHcR_xaSAlgE1eQydB3tAy2QV3QZeAthtWhZXlltmBqGTieSz5qtI9xfl6oavNBPV/w480-h640/IMG_4703.JPG" width="480" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gavin and David</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheY1jLsqIuBVDaOEHeFr-2r3vkiMk8oZ3YRwgZWw-NlERHa9hY781U32iDjt6-ZM7NFRrm2GHSjbwxg-eLLXEUu3h43tBghnZ23fvzxueYa5y-OlEU5V3HvP0fmL8xjkML1nBjK0Y0Y6hxAmblXnLE9H_rGV8CmxgcDV8jBtyXQaE6ZSJgRbzlWYGG/s4032/IMG_4760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheY1jLsqIuBVDaOEHeFr-2r3vkiMk8oZ3YRwgZWw-NlERHa9hY781U32iDjt6-ZM7NFRrm2GHSjbwxg-eLLXEUu3h43tBghnZ23fvzxueYa5y-OlEU5V3HvP0fmL8xjkML1nBjK0Y0Y6hxAmblXnLE9H_rGV8CmxgcDV8jBtyXQaE6ZSJgRbzlWYGG/w640-h480/IMG_4760.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy and heading home</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><br />GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-64040622184260725882022-12-28T22:32:00.000-06:002022-12-28T22:32:26.562-06:00Blessed Christmas and New Year from PNG!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;">Love from our family to yours!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VvbFq3rL-IBQFtOIu1nWr9-iatmkSlcTuUM7wB0kYUhIy_UIcjhxPlOibuIhyMqG1dvuZniafDFaolyMOdI_B47O8mHiZV8ND9ccufKc5SpXrnPNI7xR3Rsfhiy2o5VO_7Bso8V59yqeiANkE9FFEW7MHd1nbDhHXyTlwhevS0-8rZFoiCB8lZjF/s640/IMG_3334.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VvbFq3rL-IBQFtOIu1nWr9-iatmkSlcTuUM7wB0kYUhIy_UIcjhxPlOibuIhyMqG1dvuZniafDFaolyMOdI_B47O8mHiZV8ND9ccufKc5SpXrnPNI7xR3Rsfhiy2o5VO_7Bso8V59yqeiANkE9FFEW7MHd1nbDhHXyTlwhevS0-8rZFoiCB8lZjF/w640-h480/IMG_3334.jpeg" width="640" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSfrWx-osFxfGuvUzGfaU96TuPjBxQ9sWVnkJNziZ-BLEHiIovMy2OZ4ABY3b57yO4fm89yyF6644XVn-ChO3aXwelMViDpVx7AvsGEi-zBNYIxmIboNDi4te4JECIfTkspjcIcYo66302OxzZP2ZHTI8sMXsltKD1khLWyJgvx5I7VKU6QfcolPz/s640/IMG_3303.jpeg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSfrWx-osFxfGuvUzGfaU96TuPjBxQ9sWVnkJNziZ-BLEHiIovMy2OZ4ABY3b57yO4fm89yyF6644XVn-ChO3aXwelMViDpVx7AvsGEi-zBNYIxmIboNDi4te4JECIfTkspjcIcYo66302OxzZP2ZHTI8sMXsltKD1khLWyJgvx5I7VKU6QfcolPz/w640-h480/IMG_3303.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gavin made the kids special individualized boxes.</td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some of our holiday adventures:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Gavin took the kids on a hike starting over this bridge near us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87LR2WnK0kaFbossgHlp7fBErnPUE7vrfUNxzXAF2Q24_g7Obc2Y8TO_Ecy9CCvB9bunIFVh9TvIgBSdRfgsG3KqvAvSY34f_O5kOXqY3OM3nJgpFuZ-nr83QI3cubHwWNpLacrELnvmR-pVBuWevx5sRIDSJtewAwkvM_M78CK8hbh1hCfGquyAA/s640/IMG_2717.jpeg" style="display: inline !important; 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This is the security guard and an unknown woman taking a smoke break at our favorite restaurant on the coast, where we spent four days a couple of weeks ago. </td></tr></tbody></table>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-33809029714998417082022-11-17T04:31:00.000-06:002022-11-17T04:31:21.070-06:00Keeping Up With The Joneses - November 2022<p><br /></p><iframe allow="autoplay" height="4600" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wC-vNmedNQJF7BR7v6XsNX5Ssx5YI9e4/preview" width="940"></iframe>
GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-29271157196515986182022-10-26T06:53:00.001-05:002022-10-26T06:53:07.896-05:00The hard and the good<p> Many of you know that we had a 7.8 earthquake several weeks ago. It threw me for a loop, even though we didn't lose anything of tremendous importance and were all fine. It was just such an emotional and mental shakeup, as well as a spiritual one - in the best way. It took a couple of weeks to get feeling more normal, although even now I think, "Do we really want to bother putting that decoration up or repainting the house (which so desperately needs it) when it could all be gone tomorrow?" It really felt like the world was ending for about 30 seconds. This broken, evil earth is not our home; one day everything will be shaken, destroyed and made new! </p><p>Our friends Zach and Cassidy Cann lost their whole house. Gavin and his colleague helped fly them out of their incredibly remote village location on a rugged peak.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXixY49U5agdYG3cSb8JtSxu0hKOZH97FxJAVazqr5zCl3-rlqZbghk5VCUSANFthrOJtd-RQcSCV7Gbz8PAmCQop9bKnmzGGoY0b_j-x8_FKay1ag_tkN6oLQZOsr5HhtmYJxuRZxQKHSc9CWndsbKKnfbFxi6CrQ1w_QG0sP8H2oOZPbZDditTi/s640/IMG_1429.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXixY49U5agdYG3cSb8JtSxu0hKOZH97FxJAVazqr5zCl3-rlqZbghk5VCUSANFthrOJtd-RQcSCV7Gbz8PAmCQop9bKnmzGGoY0b_j-x8_FKay1ag_tkN6oLQZOsr5HhtmYJxuRZxQKHSc9CWndsbKKnfbFxi6CrQ1w_QG0sP8H2oOZPbZDditTi/s320/IMG_1429.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zach Cann</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>For us, the biggest adjustment was to the lack of reliable Internet. The 2 submarine fiber cables were severely damaged in 3 areas each. Large ships are working on repairing them but it may be at least another month before they're fixed! So Internet (including email) has been spotty. <div><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFQ7juUlUqyuwvohlGUtuGJfCRiTPSIUD6Wx9iVZD5Agk-zrd_jVNaUIY67H8cSeMf7FeGGzcHsFPipzw5fqJFSV_AK9Qm0JMoXl2FS_67282ZrcBT5cOouq8uc8HyycXt0A0sh9YalUCnUrlD6lJjUSO9IPYfBO5h1MxdMmnQxOZXtCI5VdBc-Gw/s640/IMG_0671.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFQ7juUlUqyuwvohlGUtuGJfCRiTPSIUD6Wx9iVZD5Agk-zrd_jVNaUIY67H8cSeMf7FeGGzcHsFPipzw5fqJFSV_AK9Qm0JMoXl2FS_67282ZrcBT5cOouq8uc8HyycXt0A0sh9YalUCnUrlD6lJjUSO9IPYfBO5h1MxdMmnQxOZXtCI5VdBc-Gw/w480-h640/IMG_0671.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gavin loves helping with projects when he's overnighting in villages.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1H8NatPHY85Y2TpiZ7xH6VVWi8LsVd5QMJt5NVVuaVCMjOzHrVIFgwZuDe9PalpMKNxN4UNVqPpFK9i5veGFcB5m0Ean7M09lO6H6BlhaXNSTklzbXAS6SeiElj-5YZNH6eJ7bNcyFJnWlcjPe8Z9Lca2zmw2g1tjaGrpVs2-su86Ul3hOmumTJs/s640/7..6%20Earthquake%20damage%20-%2011%20Sep%202022.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1H8NatPHY85Y2TpiZ7xH6VVWi8LsVd5QMJt5NVVuaVCMjOzHrVIFgwZuDe9PalpMKNxN4UNVqPpFK9i5veGFcB5m0Ean7M09lO6H6BlhaXNSTklzbXAS6SeiElj-5YZNH6eJ7bNcyFJnWlcjPe8Z9Lca2zmw2g1tjaGrpVs2-su86Ul3hOmumTJs/w512-h640/7..6%20Earthquake%20damage%20-%2011%20Sep%202022.jpeg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A local store. Our kitchen was pretty bad but nowhere near like this!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Recent violence between clans has also touched us deeply. Our oldest PNG man friend and yard man was hacked to death. Our house help, his wife, who's like a grandmother to our kids, hasn't been able to come back for weeks due to the violence threatened against her clan by the other clan. PLEASE PRAY for peace and for justice. We realize it won't ever be complete, and what these people (and all of us!) need is truly the Gospel. They have no hope apart from the Good News of a Savior for their sin. Their hopelessness and lack of true joy is blatantly obvious, and the outworking of the despair and rage is tragic beyond words. Please especially pray for the true Christians here to be courageous, stand up to evil, be protected and most of all be LIGHT in the darkness. We love these precious people. <br /><br />The kids have had fun exploring our beautiful land.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVwpbpKsCS4f0xRHLzxxzFiX3qsAOOBUgbBQsFCrlmElbN97UukufBPyimeJ8Vk_83eHDp3c57cWCWGY_MaCQa7YwO63K5JYVGlEAvHXRFTRPs7hBsLaNgoG9PmHTwtMxxcCk2BLk7_jVbbm7CUCNSsepF9zDdZIrsKE6X_rGVv87x3ybBjkHm04I/s640/IMG_1141.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVwpbpKsCS4f0xRHLzxxzFiX3qsAOOBUgbBQsFCrlmElbN97UukufBPyimeJ8Vk_83eHDp3c57cWCWGY_MaCQa7YwO63K5JYVGlEAvHXRFTRPs7hBsLaNgoG9PmHTwtMxxcCk2BLk7_jVbbm7CUCNSsepF9zDdZIrsKE6X_rGVv87x3ybBjkHm04I/w300-h400/IMG_1141.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David scaling the river bank</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlyGRDc0jTLIiD94bqvJ3V4eijJ4mt99BsbpBGXcAOa0g7rOiNXjArDc63t59yqef-EKvpvP3zy0KFcqD8rHpT21ajinlPev67LTKff8Oa6SdP-Feq7wW10f8K6-8rn2K7tjaKwK8ZmLRwaEy6dSCvi-ceuWq49DUMA9QWlSXuiLxjLPMSZ4GcfIt/s640/IMG_0995.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlyGRDc0jTLIiD94bqvJ3V4eijJ4mt99BsbpBGXcAOa0g7rOiNXjArDc63t59yqef-EKvpvP3zy0KFcqD8rHpT21ajinlPev67LTKff8Oa6SdP-Feq7wW10f8K6-8rn2K7tjaKwK8ZmLRwaEy6dSCvi-ceuWq49DUMA9QWlSXuiLxjLPMSZ4GcfIt/w300-h400/IMG_0995.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Will and our new kitten, Binni</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpXtwWrTY5Sjmn3qD8NZ1xd7V37Wb-ZkGCvXwepBZWXx-8NEa54csEeihJVgN1KRj2bn4zibvYpBPixxhIGmeODcADU2O1zuvB5s-IWgWDbj9TmLPtr6Ogpth56ieSF2f7dKIDw7SSLMo7vVQu2cgkcpJ4Yk4UexBzqS0S-q53MdKN1WJ-0MN6EEX/s640/IMG_1147.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpXtwWrTY5Sjmn3qD8NZ1xd7V37Wb-ZkGCvXwepBZWXx-8NEa54csEeihJVgN1KRj2bn4zibvYpBPixxhIGmeODcADU2O1zuvB5s-IWgWDbj9TmLPtr6Ogpth56ieSF2f7dKIDw7SSLMo7vVQu2cgkcpJ4Yk4UexBzqS0S-q53MdKN1WJ-0MN6EEX/w300-h400/IMG_1147.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marcie with moth friend<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /></div></div>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-46842112061564898252022-08-05T23:18:00.006-05:002022-08-05T23:18:47.467-05:00Various photos and a Clinic video<p>In case you're curious what our Clinic here is like (filmed during an afternoon when I wasn't at work by our lead nurse extraordinaire): <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/pxj0OuZEL9U&source=gmail&ust=1659768440749000&usg=AOvVaw0p8Lien7j3usURTqN4bw1u" href="https://youtu.be/pxj0OuZEL9U" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/pxj0OuZEL9U</a></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMrCtt4kAihJ7RnKpnAiyCDDM5k-p4rRNlymUU8gTgylEE8nomWbFeMJ8VeynsqzS3JRw4YUvmkEkcWWwwe2xZZE8aoxDsVww0gR5z6dmsmIELaLYq3o97_fj3cs5MT1nunrvYwUKyewgbIMQAM3P_ikJH79bArXOt32gFlFgbqBQHnb-QvLju-3I/s640/IMG_9505.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMrCtt4kAihJ7RnKpnAiyCDDM5k-p4rRNlymUU8gTgylEE8nomWbFeMJ8VeynsqzS3JRw4YUvmkEkcWWwwe2xZZE8aoxDsVww0gR5z6dmsmIELaLYq3o97_fj3cs5MT1nunrvYwUKyewgbIMQAM3P_ikJH79bArXOt32gFlFgbqBQHnb-QvLju-3I/w480-h640/IMG_9505.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When Gracie still had her walking boot. She's boot-free and doing great now!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQj_Dl1EJ-_shEH0Cg8Tb3MJUxyc6nMHPzxRbsc436nr1qxXpNMoOH-_zVSOKEKaL3BiwBzbn_LMooT2WVo8J9HPWmCBhcjQvbHjvxTTTk3yEKHmNXdEY153lFn2fv243Rg1W33s4j239DYtRnsBl4YsPGd67KBR0kF8DuO-c6x_rss7Z36B4_ZvJ/s640/IMG_9428.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQj_Dl1EJ-_shEH0Cg8Tb3MJUxyc6nMHPzxRbsc436nr1qxXpNMoOH-_zVSOKEKaL3BiwBzbn_LMooT2WVo8J9HPWmCBhcjQvbHjvxTTTk3yEKHmNXdEY153lFn2fv243Rg1W33s4j239DYtRnsBl4YsPGd67KBR0kF8DuO-c6x_rss7Z36B4_ZvJ/w480-h640/IMG_9428.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GIANT fig tree on a rainy day - speaking of which, please pray for rain still. <br />We haven't had any appreciable rain since March. The gardens are suffering.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rE4gG5GrZKUuITZqy8PzSFGvog9OwqBc9TWU2R_M9T-_pHUwaKCzUkmmVV1mVNLtL7RIJy78SyJG9LwjA0FULs01o_tQEpB-TIeyf-B5NK7ueWVTQOCk-ZcgdXJM9a2AvjmOdbFQTrn3k9dzqLwqEKBbqpHZCsMaIqxDQlWvjYZtaRkSiF35MJbg/s640/IMG_9069.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rE4gG5GrZKUuITZqy8PzSFGvog9OwqBc9TWU2R_M9T-_pHUwaKCzUkmmVV1mVNLtL7RIJy78SyJG9LwjA0FULs01o_tQEpB-TIeyf-B5NK7ueWVTQOCk-ZcgdXJM9a2AvjmOdbFQTrn3k9dzqLwqEKBbqpHZCsMaIqxDQlWvjYZtaRkSiF35MJbg/w640-h480/IMG_9069.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from a recent motorbike ride with Seth, our explorer who loves a road trip!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaRmj98n6ZZAiBOPf0zuRGq3k_umFmPBizwPcroC43A95tZqO1Cndon2rmS5V0WGMGfxXD3MlWEt6u9RBGRqXMK67z-13qpVnY_ml1BX4s6YDQwaK0J9JRbBL8zkA5DcujHPx4AxDILWywhPrbo-TFNWvhX2w-9jDV83dkXPASGCUnN6U2Jx3yzHS/s640/IMG_8982.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaRmj98n6ZZAiBOPf0zuRGq3k_umFmPBizwPcroC43A95tZqO1Cndon2rmS5V0WGMGfxXD3MlWEt6u9RBGRqXMK67z-13qpVnY_ml1BX4s6YDQwaK0J9JRbBL8zkA5DcujHPx4AxDILWywhPrbo-TFNWvhX2w-9jDV83dkXPASGCUnN6U2Jx3yzHS/w480-h640/IMG_8982.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gavin is gifted very interesting things! These (a headdress and two bags) were all made of cassowary feathers. The people ate the cassowaries, and Gavin got sideburns and tall hair. 😁</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-85610917282958682282022-07-31T08:17:00.003-05:002022-07-31T08:17:54.277-05:00First Day of School<p> How can I have a SENIOR in high school!? We’re so proud of our young man, Isaac, and our big kids who are now third- and fourth-graders and will turn 10 next week(!!!). [Seth is a year behind because of being in and out of the hospital and on tubes so much the first 18 months of his life. He’s a smart little guy who couldn’t start learning as soon as the others could. And he LOVES having his own teacher and class and friends!]</p><p>Gavin and I are unapologetically thrilled school is back in session, and the kids couldn’t be happier either! We had a wonderful long break, though, and lots of special time as a family. Thank you, Lord!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWzx8_-kWbwfGYDvJpY_fqU7-ikE8AA6iWUFnyrPmy-PJFRmqyJoUWiYP04U38GTvbi2Ox7ODpaRrsTcfsTnkso5mvELsXdiUUU_Z9K3R-P0S1zuj4Q4tSpOHSgcfZ9mo0tZWnrDFCr-_IulLTBNmCK_bf-e3djNm39F68EevCPSdc6Yo1nZKyiZ1/s2715/415BC906-19DD-43B0-ADCC-1F8805221BB9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="2715" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWzx8_-kWbwfGYDvJpY_fqU7-ikE8AA6iWUFnyrPmy-PJFRmqyJoUWiYP04U38GTvbi2Ox7ODpaRrsTcfsTnkso5mvELsXdiUUU_Z9K3R-P0S1zuj4Q4tSpOHSgcfZ9mo0tZWnrDFCr-_IulLTBNmCK_bf-e3djNm39F68EevCPSdc6Yo1nZKyiZ1/w640-h392/415BC906-19DD-43B0-ADCC-1F8805221BB9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1Qx0vWRZxbIgnjgtCxQdbSLorvoNgw1GK7RN9aI0oippDMQ-as41dIbEoRbgdPupKIyBRI18gpVXntB0L21F39rWrJpcoArg20WvmUZhkmvfxqK4b1x8PNN3TtUR4H4ocr3u_BuxuDxWV-xLzaQbE1bUkxj-gImsD1AgR5Ro3IjiewJVmxbU9eDW/s4032/B0E719DF-E888-4EFF-93A9-3104DA5639C1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1Qx0vWRZxbIgnjgtCxQdbSLorvoNgw1GK7RN9aI0oippDMQ-as41dIbEoRbgdPupKIyBRI18gpVXntB0L21F39rWrJpcoArg20WvmUZhkmvfxqK4b1x8PNN3TtUR4H4ocr3u_BuxuDxWV-xLzaQbE1bUkxj-gImsD1AgR5Ro3IjiewJVmxbU9eDW/w640-h480/B0E719DF-E888-4EFF-93A9-3104DA5639C1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-79597953643275054622022-07-11T20:47:00.003-05:002022-07-11T20:47:50.587-05:00Foot update; pray for rain!; snakes and other animals<p> Trigger warning: If you hate snakes, you'll hate some of these photos taken recently at a small "petting" zoo.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, Gracie's foot: We were able to get her an MRI, praise God! They found four broken bones (three metatarsals and a cuneiform bone) and some residual swelling in the cuneiform bone. It was nice to confirm that there was a very good reason she was still having trouble walking, and also great to know that it's NOT a Lisfranc fracture. None of the fractures was displaced and all are healing nicely. Thanks for all your prayers! (Especially yours, Mikayla, granddaughter of Julie! It's so precious and touching that all these kids were praying for Gracie and for Cheetah Speed. 😀) We appreciate prayers that all the residual pain will resolve and that she'll be able to walk well again before school starts two weeks from today.</p><p>Speaking of prayer, our valley and surrounding areas desperately need rain. The ground has huge cracks in it and the crops are failing. Some of our friends, colleagues and neighbors have no more water in their tanks (we drink filtered rainwater from the roof), although that's less devastating than ruined crops in a society so dependent on subsistence farming. We appreciate your prayers that it will RAIN soon!</p><p>Now for photos (I'll stick the snake ones lower so you can avoid them if you wish):</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqU6csN-Z-Bh8sF-mpHVBGuUy-3HzWgcqYkm-eEz--pn5rMXKPLVLPATsZ87ad9vfZbKGEKD-xFS-sOXHLQ3bRlmyWXyNTZo8y-PCe9FjE3GnkRiR9BYbnmMvRs2f7DWXe1Klks-tzOl3mE8xOZRU7CCWD2WMN7Ry1fC_6ORA-lfCZw1o_CySX5w_E/s640/IMG_9245.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqU6csN-Z-Bh8sF-mpHVBGuUy-3HzWgcqYkm-eEz--pn5rMXKPLVLPATsZ87ad9vfZbKGEKD-xFS-sOXHLQ3bRlmyWXyNTZo8y-PCe9FjE3GnkRiR9BYbnmMvRs2f7DWXe1Klks-tzOl3mE8xOZRU7CCWD2WMN7Ry1fC_6ORA-lfCZw1o_CySX5w_E/w640-h480/IMG_9245.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the crutches were still in operation. She's discarded them now and is hobbling around.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3KU2bcD0VYc_7cWffC8cYFh8t3nm1RfYhRg6TkyyRBxcbAeSkWLKksq7kfC-ueBSEYDY9vTzZYk2NoCUssy66FBaAxrQMhMGyVWTTtbjjzjp93HlArh06hwBNEw39xBfbqw2kg5g_KEslZuhVkfNWKRRHUEGKEbZyzyL1rGbdg3yCNJOrzMrt3Cn/s640/IMG_9253.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3KU2bcD0VYc_7cWffC8cYFh8t3nm1RfYhRg6TkyyRBxcbAeSkWLKksq7kfC-ueBSEYDY9vTzZYk2NoCUssy66FBaAxrQMhMGyVWTTtbjjzjp93HlArh06hwBNEw39xBfbqw2kg5g_KEslZuhVkfNWKRRHUEGKEbZyzyL1rGbdg3yCNJOrzMrt3Cn/w480-h640/IMG_9253.jpeg" width="480" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've always adored parrots. I've had/cared for them throughout my life.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdycW8PISN9xuT1574z1UNCupHgOPf5xnXRc9OYjDfg3qnmvKpg1tjm8aOqfCpjbco15qX0obeyH0RRA2cBXy8QCHFoT_YQh6I5LjPiBe1QVJy52J0Zl2E6gEKmv_UTl79sYoFs3NoNsvgjkeixuj_cUpfXJrL4sK0ryfubi-SXTJRPton2xj2YUt/s640/IMG_9334.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdycW8PISN9xuT1574z1UNCupHgOPf5xnXRc9OYjDfg3qnmvKpg1tjm8aOqfCpjbco15qX0obeyH0RRA2cBXy8QCHFoT_YQh6I5LjPiBe1QVJy52J0Zl2E6gEKmv_UTl79sYoFs3NoNsvgjkeixuj_cUpfXJrL4sK0ryfubi-SXTJRPton2xj2YUt/w480-h640/IMG_9334.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7CihkIQM549H0GoIzPHMb0utZllPdFG_3vc55VXKRaNMjH_M43IfBvVj1qc5va-FWQ59wkEyDeiBSufhPaigha8mkP2rvsDds5YDhv_k6bl9jE1awfhZdXbNLhwg-Dd7jVYYzXhJppUyHlrVz4T2a3Bid_2pAThpcMbT9Mf7BL1eI0YMgIwfOSPP/s640/IMG_9397.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7CihkIQM549H0GoIzPHMb0utZllPdFG_3vc55VXKRaNMjH_M43IfBvVj1qc5va-FWQ59wkEyDeiBSufhPaigha8mkP2rvsDds5YDhv_k6bl9jE1awfhZdXbNLhwg-Dd7jVYYzXhJppUyHlrVz4T2a3Bid_2pAThpcMbT9Mf7BL1eI0YMgIwfOSPP/w640-h480/IMG_9397.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXrAAK1gMbmNo6hA5P1QyPlx2BIfcQ_p5sa4-GDVinVnsUBPQRQE7rEW-kvPCbPIm6FS0vOd-RBW-TjAIB2Xd5Rg7I8tPEvQCrVLVcHbaIUtDtKbwhwPSWs5s7oFSSVuu1yQ5nMMiHK-PmPHYC4RyL97ArVnIj25R-rj-6MZgZOidWCe-zBgqYfBL/s640/IMG_9352.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXrAAK1gMbmNo6hA5P1QyPlx2BIfcQ_p5sa4-GDVinVnsUBPQRQE7rEW-kvPCbPIm6FS0vOd-RBW-TjAIB2Xd5Rg7I8tPEvQCrVLVcHbaIUtDtKbwhwPSWs5s7oFSSVuu1yQ5nMMiHK-PmPHYC4RyL97ArVnIj25R-rj-6MZgZOidWCe-zBgqYfBL/w480-h640/IMG_9352.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This snake actually bit Marcie twice, but as it was non-venomous and had tiny fangs we all thought it was pretty cool! Her grandkids will be very impressed when they hear she was bitten twice by a snake. The puncture wounds were tiny and hardly hurt at all.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5nPjsBqVASNRdVq4V4aMuZia-ahR_J0sVL8ewnGAOIKw9EhBQCFP-hBeRup6BpUTvFEDfnUmHBE8an7ingYSO6b_1f94xuQgkNl6QU5WdhG3F-BbkrRvivys5IO7fr8Pz317rhVzuGjnk_p0m8y5eEj_t23MZrOP4xns93xOT_mw168_DmlBPcfC/s640/IMG_9354.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5nPjsBqVASNRdVq4V4aMuZia-ahR_J0sVL8ewnGAOIKw9EhBQCFP-hBeRup6BpUTvFEDfnUmHBE8an7ingYSO6b_1f94xuQgkNl6QU5WdhG3F-BbkrRvivys5IO7fr8Pz317rhVzuGjnk_p0m8y5eEj_t23MZrOP4xns93xOT_mw168_DmlBPcfC/w480-h640/IMG_9354.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a sweet snake who did NOT bite Seth.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Bonus pics: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjVUp1ItbZRXth3WdFpjgTLTOIQgUkrMDeo6AaC8R2j2yGx6kWQ02FkaABbUyZDS1suhiwhFi11RaKSFFiGUhHU9EMFYb2OJnKv1go6B0tWiTQspBKwBrrQIcAZo4rUVxyuweYt3c9AVItJaCDgdkdjG_l9-1HUqnOcHRl6XsLztazETXiqzQVsX6/s640/IMG_9466.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjVUp1ItbZRXth3WdFpjgTLTOIQgUkrMDeo6AaC8R2j2yGx6kWQ02FkaABbUyZDS1suhiwhFi11RaKSFFiGUhHU9EMFYb2OJnKv1go6B0tWiTQspBKwBrrQIcAZo4rUVxyuweYt3c9AVItJaCDgdkdjG_l9-1HUqnOcHRl6XsLztazETXiqzQVsX6/w640-h480/IMG_9466.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off to dive and snorkel!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2x-YzUCRIE-NhEFlZfTRuk1WiEhJEw5fszJZFAgBRwDC_oxry7XSd1XXwlXd9N3YwjKZXGzKIJW7QiKr_FuTazzrKeOXDNHxzv950yyk4BfsUkQH53jfmwNo_d2ho9nzld73Gw-LsD6RNlJTpbsE2btX9bJmMCvInDfZrvJJGJVa7dRCa08xzGsJZ/s640/IMG_9509.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2x-YzUCRIE-NhEFlZfTRuk1WiEhJEw5fszJZFAgBRwDC_oxry7XSd1XXwlXd9N3YwjKZXGzKIJW7QiKr_FuTazzrKeOXDNHxzv950yyk4BfsUkQH53jfmwNo_d2ho9nzld73Gw-LsD6RNlJTpbsE2btX9bJmMCvInDfZrvJJGJVa7dRCa08xzGsJZ/w640-h480/IMG_9509.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wish this rain was in our area . . . </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyYKx730b_9YS-L2rkCArKNY-8WO32bPX0Ca5NALwWmv_mwn8AsS9mbMzOzbs1XWjKbP_0DFNPVYHhtUW4o369GzqHf5mLrDslOcV7J50YUJ4Fh3a8d8kwuNjTDb_GgnMmybybnCZ_KC2WgAfzCd2hV2PnKoMQfwkydt76d56D7vQeFQggVVVpMjH/s640/IMG_9177.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyYKx730b_9YS-L2rkCArKNY-8WO32bPX0Ca5NALwWmv_mwn8AsS9mbMzOzbs1XWjKbP_0DFNPVYHhtUW4o369GzqHf5mLrDslOcV7J50YUJ4Fh3a8d8kwuNjTDb_GgnMmybybnCZ_KC2WgAfzCd2hV2PnKoMQfwkydt76d56D7vQeFQggVVVpMjH/w640-h480/IMG_9177.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A giant geode!<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rCjVjEMGEdNlnBeoA0mFc9YecxYzFzHqDeaPmF7eKmFGk7joSEBA4D_bV9NC9saRPGQJiXeiES3GEr_iasreHMqUsvEgY_t16B_Wn61i4fPDFfwiqNSEIWZaKKmyOvibXHFtyeUtvEFNGtmk2ATjoUTtV_b-fTNmcw18YwdZO2Aox_BUrt4dNMm1/s640/IMG_9146.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rCjVjEMGEdNlnBeoA0mFc9YecxYzFzHqDeaPmF7eKmFGk7joSEBA4D_bV9NC9saRPGQJiXeiES3GEr_iasreHMqUsvEgY_t16B_Wn61i4fPDFfwiqNSEIWZaKKmyOvibXHFtyeUtvEFNGtmk2ATjoUTtV_b-fTNmcw18YwdZO2Aox_BUrt4dNMm1/w480-h640/IMG_9146.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Will makes a darling and dashing co-pilot</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsTqdGlewjzLliCpUbKAjpujUmayWR3NiGdp-CazglkP1HnR4BQB_cmIxzfv4aU9Fni9_qirkj9GBW4Di451YWt6ToVjDWfkLtWBFvwXlHa9GpffxtZMIuEAan2vIFH2LTVF3nnoHxd6DbbKLFP1vcbN9BiTvGCGgvbTToLAdgmcz6j4Sy8LOvyqg/s1242/IMG_C7C15D9ADD31-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1242" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsTqdGlewjzLliCpUbKAjpujUmayWR3NiGdp-CazglkP1HnR4BQB_cmIxzfv4aU9Fni9_qirkj9GBW4Di451YWt6ToVjDWfkLtWBFvwXlHa9GpffxtZMIuEAan2vIFH2LTVF3nnoHxd6DbbKLFP1vcbN9BiTvGCGgvbTToLAdgmcz6j4Sy8LOvyqg/w640-h480/IMG_C7C15D9ADD31-1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how Will frequently reads! He's a big percher and voracious reader. His favorites are history and fact books. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-12696599772557908572022-06-22T06:55:00.000-05:002022-06-22T06:55:45.423-05:00Formal Banquet for Isaac<p> This is a month late, but here are a few photos from the fun formal dinner and activities the parents put on for their grade 11 and 12 kids! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCEMUKeA87kebXWgKtBCkmSH4KulXD9__7V0xqdVfjh0eDDDnCzg5_9kU8hAvVGIlPjrNrQ1WEFGhl1KvgXLTw_3E-TLvTAD3VCn2RchybaxCWuLqTWLSk8RfpM9mMpKksR-KsBF7tUzhE7Wtk_TGXHvKqUNh0aCXiJFJ3tBYlYxF16V_6Jve145H/s2400/IsaacKassiaLaughing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCEMUKeA87kebXWgKtBCkmSH4KulXD9__7V0xqdVfjh0eDDDnCzg5_9kU8hAvVGIlPjrNrQ1WEFGhl1KvgXLTw_3E-TLvTAD3VCn2RchybaxCWuLqTWLSk8RfpM9mMpKksR-KsBF7tUzhE7Wtk_TGXHvKqUNh0aCXiJFJ3tBYlYxF16V_6Jve145H/w426-h640/IsaacKassiaLaughing.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isaac took his best friend since birth, Kassia (my best friend's daughter - Gavin and I grew up with Kassia's dad in Colombia, and now they are our neighbors and their son is one of our kids' best friends!)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooY6SX-UGLBfP1T-KIvYs0thFbHoMMt8j9FYplafWCcJWtCrk364CB7mos3yifhLluzrxjBta3MSfLyJefQgtJ1j-J_R9Xe2tmBw1XObrJgrfGR4uc9xgrdilPUZFHX3sPlUbeapIEKMQCe6zv9ooeRl28DCbbvcQynfpyPSMLGalgOdG7iuBO8Ea/s640/IMG_0687.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooY6SX-UGLBfP1T-KIvYs0thFbHoMMt8j9FYplafWCcJWtCrk364CB7mos3yifhLluzrxjBta3MSfLyJefQgtJ1j-J_R9Xe2tmBw1XObrJgrfGR4uc9xgrdilPUZFHX3sPlUbeapIEKMQCe6zv9ooeRl28DCbbvcQynfpyPSMLGalgOdG7iuBO8Ea/w640-h426/IMG_0687.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Enjoying coffee and punch in the "Shawarma Palace." I was one of the servers.<br /><br /><br /></td><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOCMNqAv-NdNBnob24RDxp5HM5eQOSmOEssYZ8tyJvgvqtvB6KfkMMnBZWVhz4NYJX7KXttGRa8Rc223CmootT-yLEFqjN0MjowaIvpXCoqvrVxcNxcNkvzro2libZJDULi3XusHNRymEB59yahLveU9rK3lEBnUlVa30CzNcQ2FnVNuec9L27M19/s2400/Mom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOCMNqAv-NdNBnob24RDxp5HM5eQOSmOEssYZ8tyJvgvqtvB6KfkMMnBZWVhz4NYJX7KXttGRa8Rc223CmootT-yLEFqjN0MjowaIvpXCoqvrVxcNxcNkvzro2libZJDULi3XusHNRymEB59yahLveU9rK3lEBnUlVa30CzNcQ2FnVNuec9L27M19/w640-h426/Mom.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispRvfw7OcGIZciq-WVz8m-zMDrxk0NIXHDRjwvhJfjj1v2OC3jSbY91GlfJc32i4mPEb_ncBkUlDa6v6Ab2HODAJkwGSLYlTJT6HtDBYcSPGU2FBqc27KcPgpnWh3UC-GvMSp4a0e5hb9Bty1BbXk8WLHvLllgDnZlSXhbokq00l6l8MnMvuC2rRz/s2400/GroupwithAndrewformal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispRvfw7OcGIZciq-WVz8m-zMDrxk0NIXHDRjwvhJfjj1v2OC3jSbY91GlfJc32i4mPEb_ncBkUlDa6v6Ab2HODAJkwGSLYlTJT6HtDBYcSPGU2FBqc27KcPgpnWh3UC-GvMSp4a0e5hb9Bty1BbXk8WLHvLllgDnZlSXhbokq00l6l8MnMvuC2rRz/w426-h640/GroupwithAndrewformal.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The group of close friends</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnb3BMPG4OQiAjuziniOH8BnR82HNWMKtjZaYKC9vW8FH626UV_lnT20FD901UpbE0zjvjX27uWTJICNrGSIVvykLxkT5iqSLrN3mKZbwXffnmto426tXC_hlxeueLAQ-iQOHiT_gEYegGoxV_2FOmGJktYOvgp8yY8qGDyBXeQXcKLqUSPlPUv2W/s640/TonySerious.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnb3BMPG4OQiAjuziniOH8BnR82HNWMKtjZaYKC9vW8FH626UV_lnT20FD901UpbE0zjvjX27uWTJICNrGSIVvykLxkT5iqSLrN3mKZbwXffnmto426tXC_hlxeueLAQ-iQOHiT_gEYegGoxV_2FOmGJktYOvgp8yY8qGDyBXeQXcKLqUSPlPUv2W/w640-h428/TonySerious.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Gavin's costume even threw Isaac - he didn't recognize him at first! He did custom laser engraving of keychains for the kids, and it was a hit!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRP92rEM1MvMv7wP5D1zT1D3G6xsoS5IOAHLUd84ncByfPOj6fC6hk7Wh2255P0_JSb13CAUoO7KRy0I-E8AACuMC5i08c0pE3ZVEJ6uBPMOZwvKuqUI6HRTsV4cAT706UNhnUaA_MNGaGfGPbjqamaSwJSxkF8KzmStiJXhVXBzGCk9zH9le_77Q/s640/MomandBoys%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="640" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRP92rEM1MvMv7wP5D1zT1D3G6xsoS5IOAHLUd84ncByfPOj6fC6hk7Wh2255P0_JSb13CAUoO7KRy0I-E8AACuMC5i08c0pE3ZVEJ6uBPMOZwvKuqUI6HRTsV4cAT706UNhnUaA_MNGaGfGPbjqamaSwJSxkF8KzmStiJXhVXBzGCk9zH9le_77Q/w640-h526/MomandBoys%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kori is like family, "our brother from another mother," as Marcie likes to call him. :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-32718837386130170952022-06-15T03:04:00.000-05:002022-06-15T03:04:00.231-05:00Update on Gracie and Mom<p> Hi friends,</p><p>It has been way, way, way too long since I updated. First off, huge praise that my sleep issues have resolved! I only had a few minor episodes of breathlessness/apnea during sleep after returning from Australia, and it's been over a week since my last one. I am SO grateful! What a huge difference sleeping vs. not sleeping during most of the night is. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS.</p><p>And Gracie . . . well, I'm not sure what to say. Her bones are healing great, pain-free, but her soft tissue near the ball of her foot is still really painful and somewhat swollen. We've been told it will take weeks for that to heal. She continues to wear the protective boot, and she's a very brave, uncomplaining girl! Cheetah Speed goes everywhere tucked under her arm to help her thrive in life on crutches. </p><p>The kids are off for summer break, and we'll all take a week-and-a-half off in late June/early July. Looking forward to it!! They'll go into 4th grade (Seth into 3rd) in late July.</p><p>I can't believe Isaac is a SENIOR in High School! We are so proud of him and grateful for who God is making him. </p><p>Love to all, with gratitude again for your prayers and concern,</p><p>Carrie</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarBu70I1kM6GlPSUuUpqFxzAN1labVqHL_epvvAZ_V4RHlBv4TqKVSMNpjOzwDPmOzu8waSJ0jXKCie93UiAO-F_Xglb1WjA0QskslgV8R60CeAxK6yfmPInz5zdsO3csElHAr-a3BFF9NkMo-SiVMGdqaLty4NoqlxPWpW2fmpFAgZHM0iWWP07w/s1102/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-15%20at%205.57.19%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="896" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarBu70I1kM6GlPSUuUpqFxzAN1labVqHL_epvvAZ_V4RHlBv4TqKVSMNpjOzwDPmOzu8waSJ0jXKCie93UiAO-F_Xglb1WjA0QskslgV8R60CeAxK6yfmPInz5zdsO3csElHAr-a3BFF9NkMo-SiVMGdqaLty4NoqlxPWpW2fmpFAgZHM0iWWP07w/w325-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-15%20at%205.57.19%20PM.png" width="325" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ice cream at our store. (It's hard to get good pictures when you have goofy kids. Will's facial expression got him cropped out of the photo!)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-13703184280442127072022-05-29T16:49:00.004-05:002022-05-29T16:49:35.540-05:00Gracie UpdateSo the story over the weekend has changed a bit. We've gotten some opinions from orthopedic surgeons both in the US and Australia and there is less concern than there was initially. While they do see two fractures in the bones, they don't see displacement or separation in the soft tissue. They want to keep Gracie in the boot that she's currently wearing and monitor the pain. If things don't improve by the end of this week, then we may move on to the next plan.<div><br /></div><div>In exciting news for her, Cheetah-Speed was returned! A PNG kid who found the stuffed animal brought her by as soon as he saw the missing signs that Carrie had put up. He didn't want the reward either, but said we should use the money to help Gracie! She is so encouraged! Thank you as always for your prayers!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHk2SOTQjh4MV_UhYPxUQgiRtIK1Y65IMGsELuykM7HVySajkgZkHAovlHcq4YKEss7mjyo_I0BGMkEPwMwzi7K5qt5mHBjzW_vFaLkTm718dbTxmxIE5MqxEvZD2cXOha1uzmNf4-uVH1wQtovPexqaIAJ-bWu_IsX_bLvbO58HdB365v395wsqe/s4032/IMG_8240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHk2SOTQjh4MV_UhYPxUQgiRtIK1Y65IMGsELuykM7HVySajkgZkHAovlHcq4YKEss7mjyo_I0BGMkEPwMwzi7K5qt5mHBjzW_vFaLkTm718dbTxmxIE5MqxEvZD2cXOha1uzmNf4-uVH1wQtovPexqaIAJ-bWu_IsX_bLvbO58HdB365v395wsqe/w480-h640/IMG_8240.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-17804943726640396572022-05-22T04:32:00.001-05:002022-05-22T04:32:43.456-05:00Pray for Gracie, please!<p style="text-align: left;">We are celebrating the fact that Carrie returned from Australia on Thursday last week. It's been great to have the family back together.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately, the day Carrie left (May 13), Gracie had an accident on the playground. A heavy wooden seesaw with several kids on it fell onto the top of her left foot when the kids on the other end of the seesaw quickly got off. It was pinned under there for a while before the kids realized what happened and got off. Initially, the X rays didn't seem to show any problem and we expected the pain to reduce, but over a week later she is still on crutches and the pain is not subsiding. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">She’s in agony anytime her foot gets bumped or she falls. She put weight on it accidentally this morning when her crutches tripped on something, and she said it felt like a needle was coming up through the bottom of her foot. She has excruciating pain top and bottom, all the way through the thickness of her foot. Repeat x-rays comparing both feet were sent to a specialist radiologist friend of our doctor here, and he’s the one who saw the issue. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyspAI4Q0vo741CbDjoGhe1X0usS3EPqW-paPC71nokF2HplL-aIeyzBQNpbNTieFKXQBILBEqAGzebwyrnv-iUGKEf1t0bSavmsKA1lgWc6j--6GpIlsxreGsbLGtSW78hXrz1J_ZV3Si1Li1uebz0uVcvhNM01s9iNTbJR6rSxBQPqh18SctocFU/s3840/A967E079-03CE-49D8-8E1E-08C57FC80A80.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyspAI4Q0vo741CbDjoGhe1X0usS3EPqW-paPC71nokF2HplL-aIeyzBQNpbNTieFKXQBILBEqAGzebwyrnv-iUGKEf1t0bSavmsKA1lgWc6j--6GpIlsxreGsbLGtSW78hXrz1J_ZV3Si1Li1uebz0uVcvhNM01s9iNTbJR6rSxBQPqh18SctocFU/w360-h640/A967E079-03CE-49D8-8E1E-08C57FC80A80.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She's smiling, but that's Gracie! She's in a lot of pain.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">He has determined that she has a Lisfranc fracture and it needs to be addressed immediately with surgery and likely pins/screws into the bones (the procedure is called an anatomical reduction). If it is not taken care of, she would likely be lame for the rest of her life. Even afterwards, it sounds like the recovery is long (six months to a year) and sometimes is even then never completely healed.</p><p style="text-align: left;">We hope to get an appointment set up ASAP in Australia and then Carrie will turn around again and go back to Australia with Gracie. We don't know at all at this point how long she will be there or really any other details with the timeline, so please pray that all falls into place quickly.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">A secondary prayer request is </span></span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">about</span></span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Cheetah-Speed, Gracie's beloved stuffed cheetah, to be with her. In the chaos when she was injured,</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> the stuffed animal was left behind and then stolen. We've tried hard to find her and have her returned, but to no avail and Gracie is pretty heartbroken. We know the Lord is always with her, but a tangible and familiar comfort would be hugely appreciated - a replacement identical cheetah won’t be as loved and worn and known as Cheetah-Speed. </span></span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">As silly as it might sound, Cheetah Speed being returned would be a huge blessing to help Gracie through this. She gets quite nervous, although she’s a real trooper!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0M8lm4rq6a7aTb9QYJtfwlSloTA6Zp3aO9iKa0ypQn40EheSqSDmXumSvc317EEpGF6ww5_97J3PJPbw3rT3stA-X-Z6gDWky34IlQSsxJmfKwbloqzb3niuXjnGwOGCu6Q9WZodmymnAn1gsGU-pLF7uD3JNjFue7cmoK4E73A6LUjznVTXtZFv/s4032/IMG_5944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0M8lm4rq6a7aTb9QYJtfwlSloTA6Zp3aO9iKa0ypQn40EheSqSDmXumSvc317EEpGF6ww5_97J3PJPbw3rT3stA-X-Z6gDWky34IlQSsxJmfKwbloqzb3niuXjnGwOGCu6Q9WZodmymnAn1gsGU-pLF7uD3JNjFue7cmoK4E73A6LUjznVTXtZFv/w480-h640/IMG_5944.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marcie and Gracie together. Gracie with her ever-present Cheeta-Speed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks for praying for the rest of us kids left behind again. We</span></span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> are really sad to lose our wife/mom again so soon, and we are all are concerned for Gracie. I just can’t get away from work and with Carrie being the more "medical one” in our family it makes more sense for her to go. Plus, she will get to sleep at sea level! (her sleeping issue started again a few </span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">nights ago</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, but it wasn't an issue when at sea level in Cairns.)</span></span></span></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p>Thanks for all the love and prayers and tangible help for our family!</p></div>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-86150496204295246862022-05-16T07:02:00.002-05:002022-05-16T07:02:12.435-05:00Update from Carrie<p> <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you all so much for praying! My sleep study on Saturday showed terrible sleep (90 minutes total in lab conditions - those wires are awful!) but I have no apnea or heart, lung, brain, airway issues or anxiety during sleep. I mentioned today to the doctor that my “air hunger” awakening and resulting agitation has only been an issue at 5,000 feet altitude (where we live). He suspects this is a post COVID syndrome/symptom and should get better in 2-3 months from now (4-5 months from having COVID). He assures me it WILL go away. I just hope and pray that it happens SOON, and in fact, that it doesn’t come back at all. I’m relieved that I don’t need a machine for the rest of my life, although I was a bit disappointed that I can't go back with a “sure” fix. We really appreciate your prayers for grace and strength and sleep. I’m looking forward to getting home to my family!</span></p><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again, thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. I should be back in PNG with my family on Thursday night.</div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Christ,</div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carrie</div>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-83034232145866934982022-05-11T08:37:00.000-05:002022-05-11T08:37:12.695-05:00Time-sensitive prayer request for CarrieHi friends and family, <div><br /></div><div> Ever since Carrie had COVID a couple of months ago she's had increasingly debilitating sleep issues, specifically not breathing during sleep and waking up desperately air hungry. It fits a number of different possible diagnoses, but after a couple of appointments and various unsuccessful treatments/medications, our missionary doctors here say the next step is to get a sleep study. We tried to book weeks ago through one hospital in Australia, but they were really backed up. Just this week, after a particularly scary night for Carrie, the Lord provided an alternate sleep clinic and specialist to see her in Cairns THIS COMING WEEKEND. Please pray for all of this to come together if it's the Lord's will. Traveling during COVID is complicated! Even though the borders have opened there are so many more boxes to tick and ducks to get in a row.
We deeply appreciate prayer that the sleep study and follow up appointment with the sleep specialist doctor will yield answers and solutions.
We also appreciate prayer for Gavin as he stays with the kids and is in one of the busiest seasons of heli flying he's ever had. Life is already fairly overwhelming (though we both LOVE our jobs/ministry/community here!) as the end of the school year approaches. Please pray for peace and joy for the kids, and patience with each other and their dad. :)
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk8vy2D943chYPz1Ml3Hq4ZKWeSnWs6SAleXCYbTVHd408CW2yxkQ3ILc0pLJobm3IsUiCHiU-tifxEGAneLYpYnC4Y3r6BYrxMGDlHD-TGqSkpsVDgc3T-XobrVrNUVAiUYSkF68_cK6b5KDRt-__nYimSrRoTrZVzrbqrk4yv_hlC76MMufeExh/s640/IMG_6662.jpeg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk8vy2D943chYPz1Ml3Hq4ZKWeSnWs6SAleXCYbTVHd408CW2yxkQ3ILc0pLJobm3IsUiCHiU-tifxEGAneLYpYnC4Y3r6BYrxMGDlHD-TGqSkpsVDgc3T-XobrVrNUVAiUYSkF68_cK6b5KDRt-__nYimSrRoTrZVzrbqrk4yv_hlC76MMufeExh/w480-h640/IMG_6662.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isaac MC'ing the high school talent show. How is our baby now the Master of Ceremonies?!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66JOZOXONDJzYdLSPz6hSyO2d2Q_-Tsy9QfDNVa9SwrQ9HRkx0RGxw6npkI-RHC9CNpRNJwdYAcOk1AiAmYjykH07Y6jKYyPBOxAj8dMOz767pap4ov2a_4dvRBT7QFlhd1SqrE_o6mI-g1wgEfrja6A9ezwECUWy3Snj8ssXkkzjHmJ3Esbtxzgn/s640/IMG_6671.jpeg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66JOZOXONDJzYdLSPz6hSyO2d2Q_-Tsy9QfDNVa9SwrQ9HRkx0RGxw6npkI-RHC9CNpRNJwdYAcOk1AiAmYjykH07Y6jKYyPBOxAj8dMOz767pap4ov2a_4dvRBT7QFlhd1SqrE_o6mI-g1wgEfrja6A9ezwECUWy3Snj8ssXkkzjHmJ3Esbtxzgn/w300-h400/IMG_6671.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seth in real Civil War reenactment uniform thanks to "Uncle" Daniel</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrStEP_-EMpK72PPKOJeVcgq7WQSBdKUgjPLAeAM2qOgS7fGDs4YZ6BCgQrvDbuctyIZqSYUWFhXEt7V5tnzoEcMcjDhSVnV0yEWOi0qLXroEXZ1NtAKp2b0emjP8WH1CMmVKFkK23M_Pqupp9jPRWv-Uxi8ralHBhGa-FelZ5AMYAfUnZxK791gRc/s640/IMG_6955.jpeg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrStEP_-EMpK72PPKOJeVcgq7WQSBdKUgjPLAeAM2qOgS7fGDs4YZ6BCgQrvDbuctyIZqSYUWFhXEt7V5tnzoEcMcjDhSVnV0yEWOi0qLXroEXZ1NtAKp2b0emjP8WH1CMmVKFkK23M_Pqupp9jPRWv-Uxi8ralHBhGa-FelZ5AMYAfUnZxK791gRc/w640-h480/IMG_6955.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise service on Easter</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezC9PdUQh9-89cTd0SFPi7IhxLYYraCtz5lxoPPaoCy9Dt0_0ZoauiczuOBhEm6-wfKVeDCr5b64LGvupGWNcDcZWe-LRZhGN9rOfEDcHCsaKIvAvXIfVHMLg-H4YNZ0JxUFlFnyC_AyuJ48G9e5EAW8KuESql0qOSymU9821TRdUgNi4Ci4esSvj/s640/IMG_7252.jpeg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezC9PdUQh9-89cTd0SFPi7IhxLYYraCtz5lxoPPaoCy9Dt0_0ZoauiczuOBhEm6-wfKVeDCr5b64LGvupGWNcDcZWe-LRZhGN9rOfEDcHCsaKIvAvXIfVHMLg-H4YNZ0JxUFlFnyC_AyuJ48G9e5EAW8KuESql0qOSymU9821TRdUgNi4Ci4esSvj/w640-h480/IMG_7252.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-Gn2Kumq_9WZ_2GqIwRUyyHBlI4nEKkOqE9NFJz56B14RpElvCLKrW2T9bsupVxydRwBiBr88qy7Cwsq1DsKgLHh5g6ZkSuI6uv018ToryKdG20Ewh-AFmO36L5dXM1052tlGcX2qxsaUna6WAg-sO7KCW92RpZHGQ4rCAgNG9Oeg-QenA-4KVK2/s640/IMG_7369.jpeg" style="display: block; 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Gavin and he had a whirlwind trip all last week visiting many ongoing language, translation and Scripture use projects!<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q8Izlzit0cIDpx5HyVusko2koAADrxvmRg0h_oBtkSdo8eBADYzOXKCZB-3yaeJ7nPW4cxJGF4VHLgnpiloe62LSLh7RdDqTcL2yMcvIuysnB0rmLZlanfBnHG6gVcVyQ-NupgzL3ln2fm29jU5tj3AJdFmZ9web5AHm0C4T6Wkv0Xy5IhENgncq/s640/IMG_7359.jpeg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q8Izlzit0cIDpx5HyVusko2koAADrxvmRg0h_oBtkSdo8eBADYzOXKCZB-3yaeJ7nPW4cxJGF4VHLgnpiloe62LSLh7RdDqTcL2yMcvIuysnB0rmLZlanfBnHG6gVcVyQ-NupgzL3ln2fm29jU5tj3AJdFmZ9web5AHm0C4T6Wkv0Xy5IhENgncq/w400-h300/IMG_7359.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traditional outrigger canoe at sunset</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagkrTZQlD6k_e6SF30wPvqsnxKErgJscPQsfc0dqnY7e9IvAOwlnVS2quOnhbZnhuGl02ZV7-rpBaWd04LGtzn6hxXGoohTnFFf8M-yNkq00XnWlBEeLAYwDeXJ8AywdsFaNHYnOuqyYyKJfpnBHr-2gsjeTrvZn5pIvdEpFRK5MUfdLlt7Gr34n2/s640/IMG_7683.jpeg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagkrTZQlD6k_e6SF30wPvqsnxKErgJscPQsfc0dqnY7e9IvAOwlnVS2quOnhbZnhuGl02ZV7-rpBaWd04LGtzn6hxXGoohTnFFf8M-yNkq00XnWlBEeLAYwDeXJ8AywdsFaNHYnOuqyYyKJfpnBHr-2gsjeTrvZn5pIvdEpFRK5MUfdLlt7Gr34n2/w400-h300/IMG_7683.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only thing Gavin likes less than coffee: hot clam juice!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JATbgCR6xmZsp-IMqTQXdM8enXuHgacshZ4rN1FlH4pJNUqOsscgCgg9lGp5thOZF3RCNbJ-1R2HctnMrvqxUK-0KgKW4aZpTRkUtw7MO6XHALQOdIRDbqOJu8DFeVmY_CIDjcmATaJF348RjAH6_Wpp5qK3galGvrIr4e2r8aeQyKISoTM2KZxa/s640/IMG_7880.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05IJHZZ1W_vCPodjNZR7gL4PuWaN2TH45KjL5ANsMxoIjI1BGp-aWZjGGwH9bIg1u66sCAq5tRRRLRPCsM4tQuqQx912NvfPejDsAPz3WHwHkaQZvDfjC-aiv6Lyj9UWoXdkjKt0c9npAfwLvcIbXIT2eiukmJLajJ2IPAviRnCdtXsw90IKMhZUc/s640/IMG_7883.jpeg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05IJHZZ1W_vCPodjNZR7gL4PuWaN2TH45KjL5ANsMxoIjI1BGp-aWZjGGwH9bIg1u66sCAq5tRRRLRPCsM4tQuqQx912NvfPejDsAPz3WHwHkaQZvDfjC-aiv6Lyj9UWoXdkjKt0c9npAfwLvcIbXIT2eiukmJLajJ2IPAviRnCdtXsw90IKMhZUc/w400-h300/IMG_7883.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And just for fun - Isaac photo-bombing poor Marcie and Mom with a goofy face.</td></tr></tbody></table></div>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-90455870605872515952022-04-09T19:08:00.004-05:002022-04-09T19:22:29.401-05:00Keeping Up With The Joneses - April 2022<p><br /></p> <iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gsBGiH39gFlwDrQVCIw06MLh-F4Uiqnh/preview" width="940" height="4600" allow="autoplay"></iframe>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-52955448222757890092022-03-04T21:53:00.000-06:002022-03-04T21:53:01.116-06:00Missionary kid moments!<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">(It feels wrong to post a cheery update given what's happening in the Ukraine, but we're praying fervently for those who are living through trauma we can't even imagine, and for their leaders and ours.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN2PHMgQt1LRyUxmXGdrjL_gw0dRvrpsZeaLYw_B7Bsy0X97WBGOzR-Ak1Ju4yEDFmqUivQlusf0F1TiUj2EPOe4dI4NFJekExnnztSAAfMJTDB8zRCNQQDK7mnEE0ouGbDecdV6c_3lAObJWEbTADHLmcFnlF0f0oT-2IMP0HHZIXD3x-8agJbjHz=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN2PHMgQt1LRyUxmXGdrjL_gw0dRvrpsZeaLYw_B7Bsy0X97WBGOzR-Ak1Ju4yEDFmqUivQlusf0F1TiUj2EPOe4dI4NFJekExnnztSAAfMJTDB8zRCNQQDK7mnEE0ouGbDecdV6c_3lAObJWEbTADHLmcFnlF0f0oT-2IMP0HHZIXD3x-8agJbjHz=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me at age 4(?) with "Uncle Cam," William Cameron Townsend, founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators. Photo taken when he visited our mission center of Lomalinda, Colombia, South America. He's showing me the medal awarded to him by the Peruvian government.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8t-PmqLWz847F_n2sJhdGbC-2-Yuns-hpZ-4jas5C5HxMuvEVzowU9wNDa75h6lNUqw4wReW4f6kXxfCSP3gqhFQsgJuoKMetrkOPZlxxNaQEqp625frvM0Iay_3tBvc5_lkIoplFqn_XgL8b7tU9Gnf5MUev_Os1dOU8T6_KhGgC7vYKLGHAxW8j=s3088" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8t-PmqLWz847F_n2sJhdGbC-2-Yuns-hpZ-4jas5C5HxMuvEVzowU9wNDa75h6lNUqw4wReW4f6kXxfCSP3gqhFQsgJuoKMetrkOPZlxxNaQEqp625frvM0Iay_3tBvc5_lkIoplFqn_XgL8b7tU9Gnf5MUev_Os1dOU8T6_KhGgC7vYKLGHAxW8j=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite missionary kids who happens to be our best friends' and neighbors' daughter! We grew up in Colombia with her dad, then went to the same universities, dated and married our spouses at the same time, and I even got to be there at her birth. She wants to be a helicopter pilot like her Uncle Gavin, so joined him on a recent flight taking a Bible translator to a remote language location. So special! She's in grade 11 with Isaac and one of his best friends.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBcZrZVI_J0pCKCa0PFlbPBWjlxDNAtl08ePHiKH9zc-5eYnI5-tmDtjW5nLJSBAbarfScd0cpAjA5KgOtcu1bwQj0iKEiZDu718SdQ9dCZqzEz5kCtxncEewswqQR1NHepTMAciowEaEorjpko_tc_OYN9P5-JyRHNN7n482YroNxH-_A_iBatvKZ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBcZrZVI_J0pCKCa0PFlbPBWjlxDNAtl08ePHiKH9zc-5eYnI5-tmDtjW5nLJSBAbarfScd0cpAjA5KgOtcu1bwQj0iKEiZDu718SdQ9dCZqzEz5kCtxncEewswqQR1NHepTMAciowEaEorjpko_tc_OYN9P5-JyRHNN7n482YroNxH-_A_iBatvKZ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">. . . and this is her little brother, one of Seth's favorite people!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7Hwt7HR3gNjEbMKLclz-qPuAW7TuT5LRtUVFg6gKYJL7Q1CIXSNLLCrkvOPmWxV6xfYDSoZbEoqMtcPhnx-h4NdoreW70Lfvaz1-cLEygGzBicC64QoNkF0Ouie7T_VKrp2LPmT1G8HMLrXJRAKfPO7FoSJ59yC5w40rWnbCiQIyHl4cIOTrNXoQX=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7Hwt7HR3gNjEbMKLclz-qPuAW7TuT5LRtUVFg6gKYJL7Q1CIXSNLLCrkvOPmWxV6xfYDSoZbEoqMtcPhnx-h4NdoreW70Lfvaz1-cLEygGzBicC64QoNkF0Ouie7T_VKrp2LPmT1G8HMLrXJRAKfPO7FoSJ59yC5w40rWnbCiQIyHl4cIOTrNXoQX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leave it to David and Will to have a great time getting their teeth cleaned. <br />David is moving Will's chair down for the hygienist.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtane2Bv5TkV77p_TeIOfuaIKwpAHKu7vwXBbS1Xz-F0xfMGWbcethHH-ncub0IiogQmsFNYLXCe9EBKcYuPP30zQ_J6hj3fY_K52d3m16ldFwJNLltzxLVpwRkjp7Bffdww6wUO7_HuP9ePa7O0IAR6j0Fh9GQWS4n5lPyJpFA6mSR_O3hj-nsJxu=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtane2Bv5TkV77p_TeIOfuaIKwpAHKu7vwXBbS1Xz-F0xfMGWbcethHH-ncub0IiogQmsFNYLXCe9EBKcYuPP30zQ_J6hj3fY_K52d3m16ldFwJNLltzxLVpwRkjp7Bffdww6wUO7_HuP9ePa7O0IAR6j0Fh9GQWS4n5lPyJpFA6mSR_O3hj-nsJxu=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhORzVLip_evAq-xxtuHOneaVPvEog-E8LmdX80k6dc668gGXFjRqP3QK5jlW1Lnv-W9o2nxX3-jQbO98V-C3_wdHNVdfrXcjHdde-NWhRjfcA1A85tcLme1_C0edxWzWm7EnkM0Y8TorCsvMrP1T3N91VJoY1xx3P92wrrZZD7MRy3JViKGjaBZxvW=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhORzVLip_evAq-xxtuHOneaVPvEog-E8LmdX80k6dc668gGXFjRqP3QK5jlW1Lnv-W9o2nxX3-jQbO98V-C3_wdHNVdfrXcjHdde-NWhRjfcA1A85tcLme1_C0edxWzWm7EnkM0Y8TorCsvMrP1T3N91VJoY1xx3P92wrrZZD7MRy3JViKGjaBZxvW=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marcie still loves playing anything where she's a mom caring for something/someone. She's been like this since she was a baby herself. She'd cuddle stuffed animals even larger than herself and say, "Oooo-weee!"<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRKWnttEiufDFRiypyyjGtG75q8JXXCsNHc4zJ_IU_ksbkXNiSebkBbIkcnSPI8vUCqarDHrjHdkGfk25O1KzLN39TL8H46WNfLqCzyTCRGMpTi9HjXXadGvs41-nssqw4BQY_FwHYoch2LIqDdlXukzKR9JDf1Q-Gaff2H1K9WBTXx-pPDdHpEvHj=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRKWnttEiufDFRiypyyjGtG75q8JXXCsNHc4zJ_IU_ksbkXNiSebkBbIkcnSPI8vUCqarDHrjHdkGfk25O1KzLN39TL8H46WNfLqCzyTCRGMpTi9HjXXadGvs41-nssqw4BQY_FwHYoch2LIqDdlXukzKR9JDf1Q-Gaff2H1K9WBTXx-pPDdHpEvHj=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Speaking of which, we got one of our kittens from October back again. She wasn't thriving in the village as the runt of the litter and is still super small. Her name is Misty.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWr48gMMyw6AFzhMbwFo2kzrKtqACg7RtzWqXGtpPXcJ_jWAt9ehly0Sa5nDfc01Qn07O58-jWOcNFDxPg_MNwZsa5kmQIyoy92h2trXOD5K_q1e0aK4yKH_flsXP1QtxXKi2qZYG0h_wFCFibHJB0gSqJ0snjejj-YDZuMmw_SEwG3IO-YMiJyAs3=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWr48gMMyw6AFzhMbwFo2kzrKtqACg7RtzWqXGtpPXcJ_jWAt9ehly0Sa5nDfc01Qn07O58-jWOcNFDxPg_MNwZsa5kmQIyoy92h2trXOD5K_q1e0aK4yKH_flsXP1QtxXKi2qZYG0h_wFCFibHJB0gSqJ0snjejj-YDZuMmw_SEwG3IO-YMiJyAs3=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seth was working on LEGOs, and Misty decided his leg was as good as spot as any to perch!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizxcYrcHEFXjoe7F_0c4fRKn1SwkkoVVi7Zm-iDZMdwNKq59Dx0AlJZcbeHc3Tr-_PxnM0uEEIVIz6DLQ5oD_5y4FyvbBoFRh_-ZlnJan_yuyXtBXuJZKMvkcuwbQQ1KqGtJPd_wr1fs4CBQmVK8_hINqmBPazi8PLvb2FcHyTy26VyCy6yA5vvTcP=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizxcYrcHEFXjoe7F_0c4fRKn1SwkkoVVi7Zm-iDZMdwNKq59Dx0AlJZcbeHc3Tr-_PxnM0uEEIVIz6DLQ5oD_5y4FyvbBoFRh_-ZlnJan_yuyXtBXuJZKMvkcuwbQQ1KqGtJPd_wr1fs4CBQmVK8_hINqmBPazi8PLvb2FcHyTy26VyCy6yA5vvTcP=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here Misty has chosen Isaac's forearm - doesn't seem very comfortable or roomy!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1_RQyZgG7X5g9YIPvZz-3AGTojC3JtIhpyiiCEBFhJcBdAgIMFQuvW8S4d5NszdITDhW8THKmonI-KqND4-aEqSHNjxUO98rDCyEjq0Prj9Bz72Rtht49IPa95x1ZTJlkdh6iTlUT_6Dt8Dbzyf_8MAQvaBHRhMY4JCUXFE_QPUuvGlMNXMotXATs=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1_RQyZgG7X5g9YIPvZz-3AGTojC3JtIhpyiiCEBFhJcBdAgIMFQuvW8S4d5NszdITDhW8THKmonI-KqND4-aEqSHNjxUO98rDCyEjq0Prj9Bz72Rtht49IPa95x1ZTJlkdh6iTlUT_6Dt8Dbzyf_8MAQvaBHRhMY4JCUXFE_QPUuvGlMNXMotXATs=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor Gracie's nose got displaced by Seth's forehead when they collided during play. All's well now - she was a trooper! We love our doctor/medical director! He is so great with our kids. A sweet little friend gave her a stuffed toy to comfort her during the reset.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And as long as we're on the subject of the Clinic:<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjN6su6_JDKwLoJk1fj1A1J-PqDzmm2v2yk-U5euge1uEUtB-53u2ISL9kMlqrhUmugvXMZGvCpGXShE6yBUZB0X_3OA78fgLaPnnjMnTxXSfuNAhoEVFJu_udhqnMqopqLA9t9WH9cdIg7smO5Nj9pmfYGLaG6pleKgVKsGLHw6baqou6TSeH3bnx=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjN6su6_JDKwLoJk1fj1A1J-PqDzmm2v2yk-U5euge1uEUtB-53u2ISL9kMlqrhUmugvXMZGvCpGXShE6yBUZB0X_3OA78fgLaPnnjMnTxXSfuNAhoEVFJu_udhqnMqopqLA9t9WH9cdIg7smO5Nj9pmfYGLaG6pleKgVKsGLHw6baqou6TSeH3bnx=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We see pregnant women every Wednesday morning at the lab.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMVqkfyimu_DIpuEUGwy6y_CYUJ8UeJFA53Miu8YB4AA8GFXH-i0dUDcRruqiLyEyagG8d1d-cfj1FwX86SQDIBXES3H4NYR85VEck4s3n1Qw0SSjNhgVT4Hkz-gf4QxkpE4PYwts4wrtI2zqD6K28BCoOmFT37C8UwBFApfeiXv-p05AHvLRDizQa=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMVqkfyimu_DIpuEUGwy6y_CYUJ8UeJFA53Miu8YB4AA8GFXH-i0dUDcRruqiLyEyagG8d1d-cfj1FwX86SQDIBXES3H4NYR85VEck4s3n1Qw0SSjNhgVT4Hkz-gf4QxkpE4PYwts4wrtI2zqD6K28BCoOmFT37C8UwBFApfeiXv-p05AHvLRDizQa=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alice is both a wonderful, supportive supervisor and friend. <br />I am SO grateful she works full-time so I don't have to!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /> <p></p></div>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-57204344394668489692022-01-27T18:27:00.007-06:002022-01-27T18:27:39.243-06:00Madang over New Year's<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzTLCXtvwLp8bcfCea7wrJYZa0crNE6K9_G_HBoqx64OLaZ0JsBdjogpEkgXcw0LTML0HuzR2igObKIOCD7DxCmQm2zP44ZdqWDB0kV2qvnhOA5ZA-DdlBcQr2_6Elxozddl7DTixFyrJy2l475puD7IvnIFlseYAvibxPQzSGfltOxRym0gc6Koyc=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzTLCXtvwLp8bcfCea7wrJYZa0crNE6K9_G_HBoqx64OLaZ0JsBdjogpEkgXcw0LTML0HuzR2igObKIOCD7DxCmQm2zP44ZdqWDB0kV2qvnhOA5ZA-DdlBcQr2_6Elxozddl7DTixFyrJy2l475puD7IvnIFlseYAvibxPQzSGfltOxRym0gc6Koyc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with friends on the raft</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNSw0Y70KoCaFJajJrDXO7rgc4ZJMqxvtJcbRtJd95r-TMMTVHUmnUh-ZIgI8YZDSOQBfsyoPD93XTt9vCW9eeOrLaxLeZEUQnHU1LWr9LM-CSjefTDEBOCGIYVf5xHEWatLwGbuo0M4WH8F6lPNoBCnvp7zHq1WJ2d3SlMnsdEhmUO9BaRa-FBP2s=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="640" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNSw0Y70KoCaFJajJrDXO7rgc4ZJMqxvtJcbRtJd95r-TMMTVHUmnUh-ZIgI8YZDSOQBfsyoPD93XTt9vCW9eeOrLaxLeZEUQnHU1LWr9LM-CSjefTDEBOCGIYVf5xHEWatLwGbuo0M4WH8F6lPNoBCnvp7zHq1WJ2d3SlMnsdEhmUO9BaRa-FBP2s=w640-h488" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking a dive course! (<span style="text-align: left;">We celebrated Isaac's 18th birthday on the 22nd of January. I can't even wrap my mind around the fact that we have an adult child! Because we didn't start him at kindergarten until he was 6 we still have another year-and-a-half with him, for which we are truly grateful.) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3D_0mQsRq54R7COJXkuV7Sinv0-1DZrERkEcOafATPk7PhAKVcCkF56D4cKCVjzVNO618gnb-YoIIVAj02HXyZQLd7kCYF8q5XecAYy1LO-qrFFRXuxfrbzopZ2NOYXTja_DO2n8Vz59FixLaqcTZN83WLZ1pdVI8OfFJaoKTevB31w49QIjtpCgM=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3D_0mQsRq54R7COJXkuV7Sinv0-1DZrERkEcOafATPk7PhAKVcCkF56D4cKCVjzVNO618gnb-YoIIVAj02HXyZQLd7kCYF8q5XecAYy1LO-qrFFRXuxfrbzopZ2NOYXTja_DO2n8Vz59FixLaqcTZN83WLZ1pdVI8OfFJaoKTevB31w49QIjtpCgM=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Date night!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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He and I LOVE them!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /> <p></p>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194119873694032441.post-44653287645341438912022-01-09T21:32:00.001-06:002022-01-09T21:32:38.908-06:00A few fun Christmas photos<p> Credit: Siobahnne Duhe, set up by Susan Smith for our Clinic staff! Gavin was off flying and Isaac was . . . not keen to give up his first day of break. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiILwHG47RCR0ULzlUTpjw2BzVutq2Pi5T6x3eyzboF1ZNoPc4LwGIDtfW4N-HjUwl4KYq_M4MOU27RYVUkCQc8RC_VjTNpbayr2bXKy-JfrnKUuJqzHeWIAYsYWQ3Hd_9LMMQYQETCX7NjrVWSOV9OM6tXsWRE9MF3wEVzV5thij3beJbAP68lAhXm=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="640" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiILwHG47RCR0ULzlUTpjw2BzVutq2Pi5T6x3eyzboF1ZNoPc4LwGIDtfW4N-HjUwl4KYq_M4MOU27RYVUkCQc8RC_VjTNpbayr2bXKy-JfrnKUuJqzHeWIAYsYWQ3Hd_9LMMQYQETCX7NjrVWSOV9OM6tXsWRE9MF3wEVzV5thij3beJbAP68lAhXm=w640-h544" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEvAX5qN8ad3ftgUKyHhqC-I8HcRpW8gpKNi2-D4uC21jj1_vptxAmLE9Ow8JUIpuFk3qxVEt5WG6dX77Q05uTOSmdrLK3OoLhuXluhKRB7WRUpznZfMwwWZ1BSCX8bNBsdbA_Ic1yB_D0OWPwrHi85IeNQsCgtfRhdnGiAqzR_D5iyN8hff4uMZtw=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="640" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEvAX5qN8ad3ftgUKyHhqC-I8HcRpW8gpKNi2-D4uC21jj1_vptxAmLE9Ow8JUIpuFk3qxVEt5WG6dX77Q05uTOSmdrLK3OoLhuXluhKRB7WRUpznZfMwwWZ1BSCX8bNBsdbA_Ic1yB_D0OWPwrHi85IeNQsCgtfRhdnGiAqzR_D5iyN8hff4uMZtw=w640-h522" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLZ8oZTMr6t6S9qXIeilnpzwvyxfs_lnVe1UYoSQsj2A0eMx6JtN9pN_WJDubPtihF0YRY3U7mg512Px_YT0LJnUXE6Fs13x12XYosW8XpI7coPpjJIPQXgWVkWm5jFvvhEXI8Kga8ZMLXnPjd4ao1mItolJBFUmWm8bZ8_1Si2w23l5LcVf8nmCVg=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLZ8oZTMr6t6S9qXIeilnpzwvyxfs_lnVe1UYoSQsj2A0eMx6JtN9pN_WJDubPtihF0YRY3U7mg512Px_YT0LJnUXE6Fs13x12XYosW8XpI7coPpjJIPQXgWVkWm5jFvvhEXI8Kga8ZMLXnPjd4ao1mItolJBFUmWm8bZ8_1Si2w23l5LcVf8nmCVg=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>GavinCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438584462245987122noreply@blogger.com0