” Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to have done nothing and succeeded at it. –Erwin Lutzer “
Family Outing To a Birth
Family Outing to a Birth My days lately have all been running together, but sometime before Christmas we experienced a new type of family outing... to the birth of a baby. We were enjoying dinner out with a couple who are considering returning to Madagascar when I...
Chicken Count
Quiz: A customary gift of friendship here in Madagascar is: flowers a froofy-smelling candle a chicken a stuffed fish on a plaque to hang on the wall If you guessed C. a chicken, congratulations! Yes, a chicken is the traditional gift of friendship here in...
Christmas Joy
Last weekend on Christmas Eve we had a family first. In the days leading up to Christmas, I was in a baking frenzy, making our hot kitchen all the hotter. In total, I baked 19 dozen cookies as well as some bars. We celebrated Christmas Eve day by delivering these...
Puzzle Time
A few days a week, after school is over and kids are awake from naps or rest time, our kids play with a regular group of 6-7 Malagasy kids. It is awesome! It brings joy all around-- to our kids, the Malagasy kids, and to us. Usually they play games like prison tag,...
A Birth Story
If you didn’t already know, I’m a Master’s trained Family Nurse Practitioner and practiced for 5 years in the States before returning to school once again to attain my Midwifery licensure. For the past 2 years, I’ve been slowly chipping away at my midwifery academics...
Christmas Preparations
Christmas in Madagascar is... well, I’ll just say a little different than in the States. It’s hot, it’s humid, there isn’t the Christmas music playing in the stores since before Thanksgiving. There isn’t the buzz to go shopping and spend loads of money on Christmas...





