tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198425342024-03-07T01:42:57.442-08:00Esther's Amazing RaceFollow my life journey--wherever it happens to take me! (Previous adventures: Colombia, Mexico, Thailand, Malaysia, Italy and Czech Republic...)Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-1289161650733388252009-03-03T15:35:00.000-08:002009-03-03T15:46:16.052-08:00Swinging a New Direction...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeZam7EfkuYeW103wtMrhefxEYidJwSrDgmxe9G8JHzCpSsGNKDba7Mz6DyxKvupTCr5cUNptyHz2reUOWRFAmPzxkhbhcj4D1AaHrz4KJyUNb2KRZ8iCqwPvzOGEH_So9lqy/s1600-h/Et_Sherry_ropeswing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309111591157676482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeZam7EfkuYeW103wtMrhefxEYidJwSrDgmxe9G8JHzCpSsGNKDba7Mz6DyxKvupTCr5cUNptyHz2reUOWRFAmPzxkhbhcj4D1AaHrz4KJyUNb2KRZ8iCqwPvzOGEH_So9lqy/s400/Et_Sherry_ropeswing.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Enjoying a warmer winter day with my friend, Sherry</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#000099;"></span></em></div><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#000099;">After years of praying and training and trusting the Lord to direct my steps, as of February 16, I am an official member of New Tribes Mission!</span></em></div><em><span style="color:#000099;"></span></em><div align="justify"><br />Perhaps I should back up just a tad… Things have changed a lot for me since returning to the NTM training center in Missouri. As you all know, I came back to study linguistics. After a couple of weeks, I was really struggling, and it became clear that I don't have a high aptitude for linguistics. After praying and seeking counsel, I withdrew from the program.</div><div align="justify"><br />So what's next? In talking with the staff here, they asked me to consider serving as the director's administrative assistant. After more prayer and counsel :), I decided to become a member of New Tribes Mission and commit to serving here at the training center through May. I am praying about the future--whether God would have me serve here long term or if He has something else.</div><div align="justify"><br />I am taking a short trip to California this month. And, Lord willing, I will return there in the summer and do some traveling--sharing what the Lord is doing in me and through NTM. I look forward to seeing many of you then!!</div></div>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-39718580312732999742009-01-16T14:39:00.000-08:002009-01-16T14:50:09.003-08:00January 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijY65TSNg87f1W8JtCPrMQB7YqzhyTxJIbBHDkJjq8IcCiF4mcuDdxDn2hFxrMuP6cV2XfApBs3dz7D_Pm1Svh69aCjC6POlHDt3mHhhlkgtGk5CwtFhUl5n8Hwn2VbICPv7Fc/s1600-h/IMG_1043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292026657632404914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijY65TSNg87f1W8JtCPrMQB7YqzhyTxJIbBHDkJjq8IcCiF4mcuDdxDn2hFxrMuP6cV2XfApBs3dz7D_Pm1Svh69aCjC6POlHDt3mHhhlkgtGk5CwtFhUl5n8Hwn2VbICPv7Fc/s400/IMG_1043.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">I can’t believe the date is now 2009! It seems like just yesterday I was graduating high school and agonizing over which college to attend. That was 9 years ago! I’m starting to feel old. :) It’s pretty crazy to look back over the last 9 years and see what has transpired in my life; it’s not the road I would have imagined, but then God is the one directing my steps regardless of the plans I make (Proverbs 16:9).</div><div align="justify"><br />My road is taking another turn that I didn’t plan when I began my training with New Tribes Mission. I officially graduated from the MTC (Missionary Training Center) on December 19th; however, I am headed back to Missouri in a couple of days after spending Christmas break here at my parents’ house in Texas. This last semester I became more interested in further study in linguistics; the MTC offers a course which includes roughly 5 months of study in Missouri and then a 7 week practicum in Oklahoma. There are limited spaces, and although the program was full in August, the Lord opened up a spot for me in November. After praying and seeking counsel, I decided to take the spot. So the plan is to be in Missouri until May and then, Lord willing, spend the summer in Atascadero, CA. Towards the end of August, I will head to Oklahoma for the 7 week Cherokee practicum, which puts me finishing the training some time in October.</div><div align="justify"><br />What will the next step be after that? I am asking myself the same question. :) Will you continue to pray with me for direction for the future? I am open to whatever the Lord might have—whether it’s a “support” ministry or a tribal church planting ministry. I would truly appreciate your prayers for patience, wisdom and steadfast faith as I continue to seek the Lord and His will for my life.</div><div align="justify"><br />I trust this finds you all looking forward to what God wants to do in and through you in the coming year! In a time when many things seem uncertain, it’s a comfort to know that God is in control, and we can trust Him—regardless of the circumstances.</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;">“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.”</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;">Colossians 1:9-12</span></div>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-62254374469347383102008-07-22T15:10:00.000-07:002008-07-22T15:18:00.991-07:00Summer 2008Just wanted to give a short update on what's been going on with me this summer. I arrived here in Atascadero, California, in time for my church's annual service in the park. It was crazy running around and saying hello to everyone after being gone for one year—crazy but FUN! My dad was with me, and my brother and his girlfriend came down from the Bay Area; it was great spending time with family. We all missed my mom, though!<br /><br />I have spent the last month and a half working and catching up with LOTS of people. I told someone the other day that all I've done since I arrived is EAT and TALK. There are worse things! I have really enjoyed reconnecting with everyone. I've enjoyed it so much the time has flown by… I can't believe it's already mid July.<br /><br />God was faithful to provide a job for me. I've been working for a company called SevnOne; it's owned by a couple of guys from my church (Atascadero Bible Church). These guys have a heart to reach youth through extreme sports and the arts, and this year they started a camp to do just that. They needed someone to take care of last-minute details and purchases, and I needed a job, so we're all happy!<br /><br />I know I have mentioned my trip to the Czech Republic. I can't believe it's just around the corner! There are eight of us on the team; we will partner with a Czech church to run a week-long English camp. You will probably remember I took a similar trip two years ago, and I'm excited to return and reconnect with some of my students and (of course) meet new people. We return August 5th, and shortly after I will head back to Missouri for my final semester at the Missionary Training Center.<br /><br />I would love it if you would join our team in prayer for the next two weeks in the Czech Republic; here are some specifics:<br /><br />**Pray for safe travels.<br /><br />**Pray we would display the love of Christ in our interactions with each other and with the Czechs.<br /><br />**Pray God would open the hearts of the Czech people to the message of Christ and His gospel.<br /><br />I'll post an update (and pictures, of course) when we get back! :)Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-33636217093899645692008-05-23T19:44:00.000-07:002008-05-23T19:46:13.957-07:00Time Flies!Wow, I can't believe I've really completed two semesters at the Missionary Training Center (MTC)! It seems like just yesterday I was packing up and leaving California. I recall the difficulties of adjusting to a new place yet again--wondering if ROACH, Missouri, could ever feel like home. :) I am pleased to say that it was hard to leave the MTC; our semester ended one week ago, and looking back, God granted me some special friendships and taught me a great deal about myself and who I am because of Him. Of course, that comes with a growing awareness of who I am apart from Him... and it's not pretty. It just makes me all the more grateful for His love, patience and faithfulness!<br /><br />I am currently at my parents' house in El Paso, Texas. My plan is to arrive in California late next week; I will spend the summer there--working (Lord willing!) and enjoying time at my church in Atascadero. If God wills, I will be joining a team from my church on a trip to the Czech Republic towards the end of July. You all may remember I was part of a team that went to Czech during the summer of 2006, and I am excited about returning and being part of an English camp once again!<br /><br />I plan to return to Missouri in the fall for my final semester at the MTC. Lord willing, I will complete the training with New Tribes Mission by December of this year, and we'll see where God takes me from there! :)<br /><br />Scroll down for LOTS of pictures! :)Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-39084500456291050492008-05-23T19:18:00.000-07:002008-05-23T19:36:50.226-07:00Snapshots of Spring<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtfFzfB-PSiBAPXK0dQjd1vuEIjCTEMuo6d41PCE77R4SOlOnkBlCR99039A2fm0Vu62L-w8iuh2SvB33C_ZuxFWA-sJKpvRJi7z1CDFIySodbCr-3YjNkZV7F1OcC6Keikza/s1600-h/IMG_2008+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203767563976948050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtfFzfB-PSiBAPXK0dQjd1vuEIjCTEMuo6d41PCE77R4SOlOnkBlCR99039A2fm0Vu62L-w8iuh2SvB33C_ZuxFWA-sJKpvRJi7z1CDFIySodbCr-3YjNkZV7F1OcC6Keikza/s400/IMG_2008+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpJNFIjcfq_UpvSAYoCr4QaggnInTicfSLS0FeFtXavdri7qQNOojof89VtDbpOy8dUrVmluKrhXXC_h8RnDx3u_JpjpeX4fjc5bcugjXAk3Txa7fSIg5YILbHUkdujatWsum/s1600-h/IMG_2010+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203767563976948066" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcsOOR5FDQdBKoPO4ZijNj6cncgXQqzd5U-zGluJMKZHkGrVNJ-QFBF2vajQjC2gNzEX3acYCyfKa9khSurenaNNo_YvacR9_3EU2aMqwOhaKGWnvGTZsS_Pa5lWQ-gsZaHLC/s400/IMG_1959+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-60935863644172600592008-05-23T18:03:00.000-07:002008-05-23T19:41:41.746-07:00More Pics - Spring '08<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_ehIP-p19POtiHTRtkqbXt5-3h6aYIS9Ive8QR45sZpvHiAo9IB-aUTS1ZbByl9aG2NyE0MktorhJXNaGuhMRc_FUUZFKZrCRYW2vql64m8E5sOoIBX6Fl4CTRQG1_tdzPhL/s1600-h/IMG_2086+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203760838058162386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_ehIP-p19POtiHTRtkqbXt5-3h6aYIS9Ive8QR45sZpvHiAo9IB-aUTS1ZbByl9aG2NyE0MktorhJXNaGuhMRc_FUUZFKZrCRYW2vql64m8E5sOoIBX6Fl4CTRQG1_tdzPhL/s400/IMG_2086+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> I have plenty of room; come and visit me! Ha, ha... Just kidding!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu73NhKgmXyOX5LFQZrxzjYNri1sbDP0jDQj2tf_K3RGcYLPFuDjVQ3pORPtiyr8ThEHhFaJLZ_dxYhTjcFdWhruJrc7wt-P0mADZ1XNTkXb9Ia9Rt1x-qRnR5yIlWmigH28U/s1600-h/Springing+into+08+053+(Medium).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203759339114576050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu73NhKgmXyOX5LFQZrxzjYNri1sbDP0jDQj2tf_K3RGcYLPFuDjVQ3pORPtiyr8ThEHhFaJLZ_dxYhTjcFdWhruJrc7wt-P0mADZ1XNTkXb9Ia9Rt1x-qRnR5yIlWmigH28U/s400/Springing+into+08+053+(Medium).jpg" border="0" /></a> Sarah and I did work detail together...<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203759343409543362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOM0CZDTKnWy76kU50gAnhenBln3lzs83khLIzt_MkzhKWKDHVGahbW1osnmQLHIEwM9CUkVHEcQ55EwRaxrqzm1c4Q4SVBdfS4qGEE3uTnnG9yuM00v1iXlN1eIGGCw6Qu-8/s400/IMG_2094+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> Enjoying some time on a boat with friends (Renae here)...<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix4xcNqSVFr9oWctEVwP60_cwPJOi6cAKonu7XjDD_o6kZRv7LE5mCtPVOYSdSKl1JwknotsfdZNWP1N3JDB5LJL7oWMwg6vYkiL-bIbb2MOEeGnFUpH8sSDG-sqQ3igLle2e/s1600-h/IMG_2071+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203758896732944498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix4xcNqSVFr9oWctEVwP60_cwPJOi6cAKonu7XjDD_o6kZRv7LE5mCtPVOYSdSKl1JwknotsfdZNWP1N3JDB5LJL7oWMwg6vYkiL-bIbb2MOEeGnFUpH8sSDG-sqQ3igLle2e/s400/IMG_2071+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Melanie</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203758901027911810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQ7ImkHMIOSP-vhAJzPsxhBCGJ4gipL8Kjo-2x7omYvspSL-JRMklJ4h-RRWiNong6sLuv2jffhnHH1eCK4QLl8sfYQ9oDjSrd3pM-FvmN3OO_QKWvlAll-_X9YzP1Pp0WGMX/s400/IMG_2077+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /> </p><p align="center">The lake...</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203758905322879122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaKSZ_UiRZDdnsujEP3LEF_Ri1n5hrPRX1-L3PH8PC4gO-h8PYBJdVPSw6P26StxiS_jXIirl4ubKdy-JwXUbeSJjdC1m0FcYmwCTL-b8-EAYVlnTS5SCNxSeDiY1-yb4qNbl/s400/IMG_2084+(Medium).JPG" border="0" />Renae and Kevin</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEy-D9PU-h-fsAiiH5yIKxj3vPHrX0Zqbdj061i5WnztEOzLltsFKHooWDzUqDWsdrxrTAFAPD7eJEdrZzDO-khwS2kypPkKK33DpZYzCvh85rXETlPx4LhA5exKaEYxJWZya/s1600-h/IMG_1743+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203756796493936706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEy-D9PU-h-fsAiiH5yIKxj3vPHrX0Zqbdj061i5WnztEOzLltsFKHooWDzUqDWsdrxrTAFAPD7eJEdrZzDO-khwS2kypPkKK33DpZYzCvh85rXETlPx4LhA5exKaEYxJWZya/s400/IMG_1743+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Dress up with Renae :)</p><p align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uT0i_5f8jQBv0HOozRQ1-wl_IsLR6v_LDs23CbOcJCReMgS0Dpi_yQ9zIqV6zE5nV9qkswO5sBmOSn2iC7bbj7WcYPCI2I0M_aGUD2_-K9mQ3f3dKWXp3BQQfA1oMTf8MeFZ/s1600-h/esther-renae.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203756800788904018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uT0i_5f8jQBv0HOozRQ1-wl_IsLR6v_LDs23CbOcJCReMgS0Dpi_yQ9zIqV6zE5nV9qkswO5sBmOSn2iC7bbj7WcYPCI2I0M_aGUD2_-K9mQ3f3dKWXp3BQQfA1oMTf8MeFZ/s400/esther-renae.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquRBjXOwsY5HxXWCvJgg1NV5RfOdcSPy4jReo2DMQQAtlPqqAvyU0I7q5Ntph8M2RVcC3M6JYOhrjG3-rEUr2lH1yJHUE4Ec_BMQZ0pZok0AE99PQJzoBq4wstzbsOyBze8TO/s1600-h/John_teaching.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203753008332781602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquRBjXOwsY5HxXWCvJgg1NV5RfOdcSPy4jReo2DMQQAtlPqqAvyU0I7q5Ntph8M2RVcC3M6JYOhrjG3-rEUr2lH1yJHUE4Ec_BMQZ0pZok0AE99PQJzoBq4wstzbsOyBze8TO/s400/John_teaching.jpg" border="0" /></a> Learning about the sounds that make up languages in Phonetics class<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyfnssfLwXNVQ1k1vYT4s7d1mKu8KeFfq8zKulecEDWlmbGp5QVBZgtc6WE3W1tm5Os2ewLtUhGcRag7GdXPhYLj08yetHCuQVr6hPjvrJLAXsxmEGSWQ6G4K2gee2c6d4c4D/s1600-h/class2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203753012627748914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyfnssfLwXNVQ1k1vYT4s7d1mKu8KeFfq8zKulecEDWlmbGp5QVBZgtc6WE3W1tm5Os2ewLtUhGcRag7GdXPhYLj08yetHCuQVr6hPjvrJLAXsxmEGSWQ6G4K2gee2c6d4c4D/s400/class2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD4vlDU6S0o0-c1BGoAAFzWnjtIQjwKSWSaO3PTmTiSMR0M61Tuzfdop4ASFndVBAHiZnKbK47ursDpJRWAbOw3iZZZrzcI-OZ3yvQ83-DzjU_GrWpri56cwsrstGSsgje05-/s1600-h/IMG_1722+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203752179404093394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD4vlDU6S0o0-c1BGoAAFzWnjtIQjwKSWSaO3PTmTiSMR0M61Tuzfdop4ASFndVBAHiZnKbK47ursDpJRWAbOw3iZZZrzcI-OZ3yvQ83-DzjU_GrWpri56cwsrstGSsgje05-/s400/IMG_1722+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Getting into the Missouri culture :)</div><br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPuxDprQC2wEsa0CXo9DfrrytdwED48r6tOYKly1p2D0XoEDqQJlzuNxTly1LvIAMqArSTp-ucqEMeFHyjkiNvHXIPPB9GDdjV8AsBmGUau1GZbMLctraYp90hdwE9loM15Az/s1600-h/IMG_1725+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203752179404093410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPuxDprQC2wEsa0CXo9DfrrytdwED48r6tOYKly1p2D0XoEDqQJlzuNxTly1LvIAMqArSTp-ucqEMeFHyjkiNvHXIPPB9GDdjV8AsBmGUau1GZbMLctraYp90hdwE9loM15Az/s400/IMG_1725+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimr33SkG2TfOs_kGZfJjho27wefIR6PN7ikdNcZPUAJMPh4B_GNXJjsWEXudVNW6ux08aDjz6wsYuOScpchdEtF_SmC8uI6yQvfKkYCI69e-97V8UMoeifxVA_LPfwdOHm4AwU/s1600-h/Blood_pressure.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203752183699060722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimr33SkG2TfOs_kGZfJjho27wefIR6PN7ikdNcZPUAJMPh4B_GNXJjsWEXudVNW6ux08aDjz6wsYuOScpchdEtF_SmC8uI6yQvfKkYCI69e-97V8UMoeifxVA_LPfwdOHm4AwU/s400/Blood_pressure.jpg" border="0" /></a> In our Health and Wellness class, I learned to take blood pressure and give a shot!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojzhT_ewCjAUPFaCWHegCRdaLIeEc0wDwK8Spk33sRO_OrDPjPvaakR1RRezR_guSVfcJs8lNEuXtLVOxs4Xp0VTJdA6QB6tmdw8CyqGjOXeEJhBGLwSQ8rV9Y2YOYCLyBkhB/s1600-h/IMG_7512+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203752183699060738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojzhT_ewCjAUPFaCWHegCRdaLIeEc0wDwK8Spk33sRO_OrDPjPvaakR1RRezR_guSVfcJs8lNEuXtLVOxs4Xp0VTJdA6QB6tmdw8CyqGjOXeEJhBGLwSQ8rV9Y2YOYCLyBkhB/s400/IMG_7512+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnGxb6WH-tzNnI-zql-ez8-10YxQ0Z6aJp6YKZ6A9x0EtPOk0pgPw4FpqwFi71JELYXmbJRpHvjMcAbV-lsg3QF18tM9Va66V8YWgE4zDyajpNuWg0Fya2NSciaX3oF3VG07y/s1600-h/IMG_7515+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203752183699060754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnGxb6WH-tzNnI-zql-ez8-10YxQ0Z6aJp6YKZ6A9x0EtPOk0pgPw4FpqwFi71JELYXmbJRpHvjMcAbV-lsg3QF18tM9Va66V8YWgE4zDyajpNuWg0Fya2NSciaX3oF3VG07y/s400/IMG_7515+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0u0eYZ3kZ92cRodSNIqXhqsP_fQwTQiqt-dsgmbO2O4mtBZJuDgsIUZG8KjcnLH8GWymsE2TPSROCzcjPVegCKleqBC5ihCtymq1A0t1M0zjH3dzT41UkTcBSdVkU718wVTQ/s1600-h/IMG_1977+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203748842214504322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0u0eYZ3kZ92cRodSNIqXhqsP_fQwTQiqt-dsgmbO2O4mtBZJuDgsIUZG8KjcnLH8GWymsE2TPSROCzcjPVegCKleqBC5ihCtymq1A0t1M0zjH3dzT41UkTcBSdVkU718wVTQ/s400/IMG_1977+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Raul and Melanie Salaverria - teachers from my MK school in Mexico</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IknkJQTmtRbbePnsNss_qJaO7oB2tV565vvv3NsWenyOwMoztF54N1k6N0xWo5FcZgegVxbioBqMxTMVZGT_gxyjwWf2M8HgIOizAci8B7x4yVtMGjT3ZCLRY6dcAwg0RrCo/s1600-h/IMG_1979+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203748846509471634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IknkJQTmtRbbePnsNss_qJaO7oB2tV565vvv3NsWenyOwMoztF54N1k6N0xWo5FcZgegVxbioBqMxTMVZGT_gxyjwWf2M8HgIOizAci8B7x4yVtMGjT3ZCLRY6dcAwg0RrCo/s400/IMG_1979+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> An outing to Springfield--shopping and Olive Garden! :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2V5iPpn_Aaq9RhQmnSstWcYKh4DinNyak90ZJHBpichyphenhyphen8xzTtjC7-O2lW92dxi_p5D2FxFYBgvKtwRjdOKsMSo5-DFafcPE8Qo0woy5NwlAxiABM_FRVGz-9Ym5kMGIOFC2Jn/s1600-h/IMG_1992+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203748846509471650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2V5iPpn_Aaq9RhQmnSstWcYKh4DinNyak90ZJHBpichyphenhyphen8xzTtjC7-O2lW92dxi_p5D2FxFYBgvKtwRjdOKsMSo5-DFafcPE8Qo0woy5NwlAxiABM_FRVGz-9Ym5kMGIOFC2Jn/s400/IMG_1992+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Surprise birthday party for Mel</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTGgnq3xFE-9D2BZJijLrd7fa6Pbyv6CZdF4zTSlUF4PmZmqxY6pVnZO12T7_lAJ8IY2GA6BAQaA41NVu6zSkKwYg3Jghvvib13JfWswvKS2oliVqgRFaTSPL1RkHG9qh7caS/s1600-h/IMG_0694+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203748855099406258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTGgnq3xFE-9D2BZJijLrd7fa6Pbyv6CZdF4zTSlUF4PmZmqxY6pVnZO12T7_lAJ8IY2GA6BAQaA41NVu6zSkKwYg3Jghvvib13JfWswvKS2oliVqgRFaTSPL1RkHG9qh7caS/s400/IMG_0694+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Some guys in our class built a very impressive cabin in the woods!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203748855099406274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUM1uKMHVpgY25woJwV1npc8Jb_Pr5thmZN4s1bxN0BdtfSAT3yxriIGcxYne7DNcLkQBebgbqUTojyIxl1a8m1o0svWKVmx3rnaH39lQItjPfUlbZYb1O6y5fdZNGUADpg5Lg/s400/IMG_0690+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> Renae and me at the "jungle camp" cabin</p>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-90184485377956945452008-03-27T13:56:00.001-07:002008-03-27T14:21:08.143-07:00Spring 2008<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-ndPW4M79YQ5sj6A6_S4tCh003_1P3_na8wcF4MZAnX2CQpIi4s7a6nl_A8NN4V7TkrSLHCU4849_4hce9F3p3vei10ZTt-CBAreSuNbrgXSxmQdf2knWevcK9F5GU2wZcj3/s1600-h/IMG_1872+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182530006793693186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-ndPW4M79YQ5sj6A6_S4tCh003_1P3_na8wcF4MZAnX2CQpIi4s7a6nl_A8NN4V7TkrSLHCU4849_4hce9F3p3vei10ZTt-CBAreSuNbrgXSxmQdf2knWevcK9F5GU2wZcj3/s400/IMG_1872+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Jim and Connie Turek... a staff couple who have really blessed me this semester.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7OjTJqot-lcEBFwK34r_60CLtcPBI_NX-fMNp1qSjTESJble_SdWQO_tanLrjgd84SLeze9EamWkIA-Te_aqY5jDcqC21p7hQJt0DQNJGTpVwlKKA8leoaRBWw-uFrw3oFlj/s1600-h/IMG_1876+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182530011088660498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7OjTJqot-lcEBFwK34r_60CLtcPBI_NX-fMNp1qSjTESJble_SdWQO_tanLrjgd84SLeze9EamWkIA-Te_aqY5jDcqC21p7hQJt0DQNJGTpVwlKKA8leoaRBWw-uFrw3oFlj/s400/IMG_1876+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Good friends - Micah and Kristy Goulart (with adorable little Sofia!)</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEREqGUBwLSlxKBbcCIMKCTSM1T_R2x6hF-co3lzn5MZu7ArIMjNydd2gt4_86WxmfRX5Lu_X8vfprzuNm3EpqMbfCOwOsWX41aEUg8j9x-gpgBs7CgASQZLN-SpI9sIUSlqq/s1600-h/IMG_1877+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182530011088660514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEREqGUBwLSlxKBbcCIMKCTSM1T_R2x6hF-co3lzn5MZu7ArIMjNydd2gt4_86WxmfRX5Lu_X8vfprzuNm3EpqMbfCOwOsWX41aEUg8j9x-gpgBs7CgASQZLN-SpI9sIUSlqq/s400/IMG_1877+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Valdecio and Suzy Da Silva (staff)... I enjoy watching American Idol with them! :)</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDVRj4Qt6iC0l8XlEx0UnWjSUOFG9sAVFw7Wuw6EuuTf97CNs9_awiJUiU0I8kDxVNrS0ruWC-V9w8N-LC5paIW3Ds5SfT7BvBfMaQw1X_T8I5xfifDKTdtRHJDeRHDA2L9DK/s1600-h/IMG_1897+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182530023973562418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDVRj4Qt6iC0l8XlEx0UnWjSUOFG9sAVFw7Wuw6EuuTf97CNs9_awiJUiU0I8kDxVNrS0ruWC-V9w8N-LC5paIW3Ds5SfT7BvBfMaQw1X_T8I5xfifDKTdtRHJDeRHDA2L9DK/s400/IMG_1897+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> With my friend, Sherry... That was one stubborn lid on those artichokes!<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWwh6AHHfBqRQMm52LihzpVlbbKfsQ98a2OSyn6WXs7nt5kH4soa8sRaPjPLMI5ek5qK8pklP7nbH2Ns4ipBNNGZLM7DYT9I_Vkc2YwAEqnRS_sDdEeoyhzeKdqABNUeMbAqh/s1600-h/IMG_1864+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182529611656701890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWwh6AHHfBqRQMm52LihzpVlbbKfsQ98a2OSyn6WXs7nt5kH4soa8sRaPjPLMI5ek5qK8pklP7nbH2Ns4ipBNNGZLM7DYT9I_Vkc2YwAEqnRS_sDdEeoyhzeKdqABNUeMbAqh/s400/IMG_1864+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a>God has blessed me with getting to know Melanie this semester; I so enjoy her friendship... </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgG4owqTk6WK34awbmrOR5p7tbjSoXHnIp6DHfzBesVKgj_5lo1CldDlyzcxtdSq-NF6hj8esExUWLLxxw5jdVU0ySghNvzeOfjIKTw1JaPcdHc82pV_nYOlMoYZLoVRJ53Xw/s1600-h/IMG_1866+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182529611656701906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgG4owqTk6WK34awbmrOR5p7tbjSoXHnIp6DHfzBesVKgj_5lo1CldDlyzcxtdSq-NF6hj8esExUWLLxxw5jdVU0ySghNvzeOfjIKTw1JaPcdHc82pV_nYOlMoYZLoVRJ53Xw/s400/IMG_1866+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> With Renae at her graduation; she's now working in the child care dept., so I haven't lost her yet!</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WUn3FD5u3qb70sax19hETyKhou_q-UzYOGsuAvEG6kjBrPVe9qwkgyEYXTni9C2as72v_xS1WTkxfGVc9QZqC2xfWFmzk-35Z0RzovhVjd06ErS9XBOSBMRWWFwRqmLjsJR-/s1600-h/IMG_1867+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182529615951669218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WUn3FD5u3qb70sax19hETyKhou_q-UzYOGsuAvEG6kjBrPVe9qwkgyEYXTni9C2as72v_xS1WTkxfGVc9QZqC2xfWFmzk-35Z0RzovhVjd06ErS9XBOSBMRWWFwRqmLjsJR-/s400/IMG_1867+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Rebekah, Melanie and Candace</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_bQZoA0aXj8E5GQ5PYZ6u7O-3Fdqy2Wq8zUtdBV6yscGHVXMrjw963x-z8SQMNbpIzxk30J3-u32qoj62qgnA5d3uzS7uduF3Us2b35Qj3ZOElpl0ahrquAAYtWhf4MSBdy8/s1600-h/IMG_1871+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182529615951669234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_bQZoA0aXj8E5GQ5PYZ6u7O-3Fdqy2Wq8zUtdBV6yscGHVXMrjw963x-z8SQMNbpIzxk30J3-u32qoj62qgnA5d3uzS7uduF3Us2b35Qj3ZOElpl0ahrquAAYtWhf4MSBdy8/s400/IMG_1871+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Beth and Melanie<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOmq8-DD4AGBPmAvmwUD1zi-G_LonHyPIrcRw3djHThb2TV2hsU_rm5hQhrkujuV29H3nv7HW1Pk4ChhxKFUJDPynFmXuuMQSW2M3UmKo7X_J9gp4udEwjzq9A8Qpkc8qcVYz/s1600-h/GW4_4992+(Medium).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182529040426051474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOmq8-DD4AGBPmAvmwUD1zi-G_LonHyPIrcRw3djHThb2TV2hsU_rm5hQhrkujuV29H3nv7HW1Pk4ChhxKFUJDPynFmXuuMQSW2M3UmKo7X_J9gp4udEwjzq9A8Qpkc8qcVYz/s400/GW4_4992+(Medium).jpg" border="0" /></a> Our worship band</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3PkgqZ0_h7M29AgA8AnAsB804dUeOWfR2YSW101o-hN4BoOsPKhEp1kIgiog4nnKU3hnUpA-023fUhrrgTNOeVfi34rbERyDVbJY-SUI0ATp8OQpL2QSQUG0oKgFYw3jVKrM/s1600-h/DSCF3246+(Medium).JPG"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182529044721018786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3PkgqZ0_h7M29AgA8AnAsB804dUeOWfR2YSW101o-hN4BoOsPKhEp1kIgiog4nnKU3hnUpA-023fUhrrgTNOeVfi34rbERyDVbJY-SUI0ATp8OQpL2QSQUG0oKgFYw3jVKrM/s400/DSCF3246+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a>Mel and I take band practice very seriously! :)<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P7x1TCcICGPHTHN1TTlNOfEnQIkpRHVAxY0vgsDGK4kv_cxpBNIEVRPnagDCMN4BgZgT5Hit83Iqjj-BUGv_rzQSmnV6dZchvHwmG1wJPMigDusWXoEGlENNf9GjEWsaPKZU/s1600-h/IMG_1854+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182528752663242562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P7x1TCcICGPHTHN1TTlNOfEnQIkpRHVAxY0vgsDGK4kv_cxpBNIEVRPnagDCMN4BgZgT5Hit83Iqjj-BUGv_rzQSmnV6dZchvHwmG1wJPMigDusWXoEGlENNf9GjEWsaPKZU/s400/IMG_1854+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Grammar - Sorry this picture isn't very clear, but at least it gives you an idea of what I'm doing!</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgwqixrO89fxBBbWPOBPG9ppVtLG-OsA97NCakFBkHjKk2jy98-WXt7IC4lzbZLaXFElQ9YoNeHAibnXllc1Q8VadIyV8EHq2W2xJFelndNmYI5D4vTLCt_0AKEhF_X3_Q_dd/s1600-h/IMG_1856+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182528752663242578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgwqixrO89fxBBbWPOBPG9ppVtLG-OsA97NCakFBkHjKk2jy98-WXt7IC4lzbZLaXFElQ9YoNeHAibnXllc1Q8VadIyV8EHq2W2xJFelndNmYI5D4vTLCt_0AKEhF_X3_Q_dd/s400/IMG_1856+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Grammar homework - Analyzing languages and then charting... and charting... AHHH!!!</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAb9y0XfJLzLcSjhcohGjrLUx7NXHug-TNihZzxGr11Ycq3rzAv4z7T3xlp3Y8LbhADTBdcmtSxg9Kw7iySCImyfxvD2Cd_LPu6urMsxiECMM9lN_QY04S9aOX_6-oS_MZ5dF/s1600-h/DSCF3144+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182528756958209890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAb9y0XfJLzLcSjhcohGjrLUx7NXHug-TNihZzxGr11Ycq3rzAv4z7T3xlp3Y8LbhADTBdcmtSxg9Kw7iySCImyfxvD2Cd_LPu6urMsxiECMM9lN_QY04S9aOX_6-oS_MZ5dF/s400/DSCF3144+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> Yes, that is me soldering! Tech Tips taught us about living in a remote location--solar panels, wiring, water filtration, etc. I understood a <em>few</em> things along the way. :)</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMRonYk0RxFcV9ifA6Tupi6AwJU919m8dHWZZNLroSO5IbbcXIIozW8kw9nMPlaEDg7DC0lOne6-sIYC3LYJ32oImZibmGCHditUzCV8B_87V-mw_I-8VxsKSKP9koSwhAveA/s1600-h/DSCF3143+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182528756958209906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMRonYk0RxFcV9ifA6Tupi6AwJU919m8dHWZZNLroSO5IbbcXIIozW8kw9nMPlaEDg7DC0lOne6-sIYC3LYJ32oImZibmGCHditUzCV8B_87V-mw_I-8VxsKSKP9koSwhAveA/s400/DSCF3143+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a> My poor lab partner, Valerie</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zUAUEXtFQQeWxxWfApJmyHxP9enndMXGTW-a2-ZcDqIze_0v0rkMel-83o72hxq-wncV40GiHju3b6R7Pi7mRbxZqls-Xwsq0zPD2gRFrgwZALtfv0XIGEyzT7bYAKQmXUAa/s1600-h/GW4_4582+(Medium).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182528765548144514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zUAUEXtFQQeWxxWfApJmyHxP9enndMXGTW-a2-ZcDqIze_0v0rkMel-83o72hxq-wncV40GiHju3b6R7Pi7mRbxZqls-Xwsq0zPD2gRFrgwZALtfv0XIGEyzT7bYAKQmXUAa/s400/GW4_4582+(Medium).jpg" border="0" /></a> Helping with "Jesus Loves Me" at "Rowdy Worship Night at New Tribes" :)</div></div></div>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-21336673095871705582008-03-27T13:36:00.000-07:002008-03-27T13:56:03.311-07:00Thoughts...<div align="justify">I know it's been a while... This semester has been busy! I'm learning more about languages (in Phonetics and Grammar classes), which has been challenging... and fun... sometimes. :) I continue to meet with Lisa; I pray that she will be drawn closer to our Father through our time together. Switching gears... I enjoyed housesitting for a staff friend for almost two months. Now--that may not seem like a big deal, but remember... That means a shower and a washer/dryer INSIDE! :) Thank you, Lord, for little blessings!</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">I am giving a 10 minute "speech" tomorrow, and I thought I would just post it here... It's a little rough, but it will give you some idea of what God has been showing me these past months. I know it's kinda long, so if words aren't your bag, scroll up for some pictures. :)</div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#000099;">Good morning. Thank you for allowing me to share with you. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Esther Irwin, and I am training to be a missionary with New Tribes Mission. I have spent the last 10 months or so in Missouri, taking all kinds of classes—some spiritual in nature and others more hands on (like Tech Tips where I learned about soldering and solar panels and wiring). For those of you that know me well, you know that was a real stretch! But God is good, and He is always faithful to teach me things that I wouldn’t choose to learn on my own.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="color:#000099;">It’s hard to look at all I’ve learned and choose something to share with you all. Sometimes I feel that the busyness of classes and life in Missouri distracts me from what is most important—and that is cultivating my personal relationship with God. I get caught up with classes and the work program and local outreach and maintaining friendships… On and on it goes. And I find myself losing focus—even losing motivation at times.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I was really challenged in one of our chapels when our speaker talked about having an undivided heart. I was reminded (yet again!) that the reason I get off track and discouraged is because the affections of my heart are being pulled in a million directions. This morning I want to talk about fixing my affection on Christ and the truths of His Word.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="color:#000099;">In one of our classes, we were given this list of questions; they were called “x-ray” questions because answering them honestly gives a pretty accurate reflection of your heart. I just want to read them for you.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="color:#000099;">i) What am I preoccupied with?<br />ii) What is the first thing on my mind in the morning and the last thing on my mind at night?<br />iii) How would I complete this statement: "If only _____________, then I would be happy, fulfilled, and secure"?<br />iv) What do I want to preserve or avoid?<br />v) Where do I put my trust?<br />vi) What do I fear?<br />vii) When a certain desire is not met, do I feel frustration, anxiety, resentment, bitterness, anger, or depression?<br />viii) Is there something I desire so much that I am willing to disappoint or hurt others in order to have it?<br /><br />Those are some pretty scary questions in my opinion. And answering them showed me how misguided my affections are. Do I truly desire to know God and obey Him above all else? Or am I being driven by other things—pleasing my friends, being entertained, checking off my “To Do” list?<br /><br />When I think about an undivided heart, the first person that comes to mind is the apostle Paul. I have been studying Philippians this last semester, and it has been so challenging. Throughout the book, Paul’s desire to know Christ above all else is so evident. In chapter one, he says, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” In chapter three, he says, “But whatever was to my profit I consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ…” He goes on in chapter three to talk about life as if it were a race for a prize. He uses words like “straining” and “pressing on”; he wanted to run with urgency and with a clear purpose out in front—to know Christ and to be obedient to His instructions.<br /><br />I like the word picture that Paul uses—that of a runner. I try to put myself in that position; I’m running in a race—not one of those in a stadium where you go around and around… but more of a cross-country race, maybe like a triathlon. I can’t see the finish line. I find myself in difficult circumstances; maybe the swimming or the biking isn’t my strong suit. I’m thirsty and exhausted, and at times I feel like quitting. I can’t see the path to the end, and I can’t imagine how I will make it… What am I going to do? Give up? Or will I keep going—one step at a time, remembering my training and focusing on what I know to be true? That perseverance and discipline will draw me closer and closer to the prize at the finish line?<br /><br />I want to pause for a second and talk a little bit about those difficult circumstances and how they can affect me. Probably one of the most trying things for me this past year has been trusting God to show me what direction I should go in the future. I don’t have a really clear picture yet of how God wants to use me to reach tribal people with the gospel. I know that I want to be involved in the task, but the HOW eludes me… I think God is trying to show me that I need to simply trust Him day by day. I need to focus on one thing: knowing Him and abiding in His Word. As I walk with Him, He will be faithful to guide me in His timing.<br /><br />Resting and not being anxious is a real struggle for me. Again, going back to Philippians, chapter four says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”<br /><br />One thing that struck me about these verses is that they say the PEACE of God will GUARD your HEARTS and MINDS. I know it’s kind of funny, but I really started getting this image of a Roman centurion (holding a spear, of course) standing outside my heart and mind—only allowing that which is true and right to enter and fighting off all the rest.<br /><br />Chapter four goes on to tell us to think about that which is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, etc. And Paul tells us, “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”<br /><br />There’s that PEACE thing again. I can’t help but notice that PEACE is directly tied in to what we dwell on and what we do. When we dwell on truth and reject lies, and when we put into practice that which God has commanded, we will experience peace—the peace of walking in fellowship with our Father.<br /><br />I am so grateful for who God is; His character doesn’t change. In the midst of my struggles and my discouragements, He is constant. He is good, loving, faithful, patient… It is my prayer that I will be steadfastly fixed to those truths—no matter what circumstances I find myself in. And that, like Paul, I will run the race with an undivided heart—running to know Christ, but not JUST to know Him—also to be a “doer” of His Word.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Psalm 143:8 “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.”</span></div>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-2251884477028364022008-01-10T16:04:00.000-08:002008-01-10T16:40:40.030-08:00Christmas 2007 - El Paso, TX<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlTaW4YOWPlKU1MB6E0RTiIAS2VLq4CNraoe8mY38M_ZuFgjUhtzGs8blFGl43GaSqk_6JV3fTYwl0Z8sI8BiQvcqdsLyvRvpjOc2CZKREh0RkHESRut8oTROPJrY59QMcm4_/s1600-h/Et_Alaska.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154009335683557650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlTaW4YOWPlKU1MB6E0RTiIAS2VLq4CNraoe8mY38M_ZuFgjUhtzGs8blFGl43GaSqk_6JV3fTYwl0Z8sI8BiQvcqdsLyvRvpjOc2CZKREh0RkHESRut8oTROPJrY59QMcm4_/s400/Et_Alaska.JPG" border="0" /></a> My baby, Alaska :)</div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0AevN-OTyO67piO1Aafoj370DI94U7oJhXdvTreM2xzlzb4sLBsJtiOEcs4W-94i4Nsln6OUJpP9knzOhcb_EdlA1B3oiYlp0wgBuUGgC7Oqm032D9QfDhJx9tDvWSrvKdue/s1600-h/IrwinsChristmas2007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154009339978524962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0AevN-OTyO67piO1Aafoj370DI94U7oJhXdvTreM2xzlzb4sLBsJtiOEcs4W-94i4Nsln6OUJpP9knzOhcb_EdlA1B3oiYlp0wgBuUGgC7Oqm032D9QfDhJx9tDvWSrvKdue/s400/IrwinsChristmas2007.JPG" border="0" /></a> The fam</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTTB77-Q9LMCZ2fYQEcQpVLJdCr1e8-AolInxnH2JvpulcysMSdoANuLB06MQf3P48HiU71kr1Ww1GR211eLDD15cu7ut3CPiw5ShJsul5sU_f-K2YHrUnRnTe-wqJv4I4pmA/s1600-h/Mom_Mary.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154008657078724802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTTB77-Q9LMCZ2fYQEcQpVLJdCr1e8-AolInxnH2JvpulcysMSdoANuLB06MQf3P48HiU71kr1Ww1GR211eLDD15cu7ut3CPiw5ShJsul5sU_f-K2YHrUnRnTe-wqJv4I4pmA/s400/Mom_Mary.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mom (left) and her friend, Mary</div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDpbuNoOZRkI09fOEgcbUBsJLJWI2dKesyI0EVc46XOoEL2Isle7k2SjqbXl8qq3kjoeqpzOKLdz_o5d2t-jEPMiU20uLVAqiweXNdZeXEPsRhuxszxdPjax-Cq0swMuUr1ws/s1600-h/Dad_Art_kitchen.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154008657078724818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDpbuNoOZRkI09fOEgcbUBsJLJWI2dKesyI0EVc46XOoEL2Isle7k2SjqbXl8qq3kjoeqpzOKLdz_o5d2t-jEPMiU20uLVAqiweXNdZeXEPsRhuxszxdPjax-Cq0swMuUr1ws/s400/Dad_Art_kitchen.JPG" border="0" /></a> Proof that men DO work in the kitchen occasionally... :)</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dsanmfbbp-dJ9eg0CnB76tdWfMMrapv5-96icBxoLxIQb1VLbaEd5_S7Ny8ZZdwq_AVOepESM7pO2OPqmCHqRJOTKE7tdYW58B3zB6DPYinfIdAF5cUA6z67jIUZEWtpTa3d/s1600-h/Art_Et_kitchen.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154008661373692130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dsanmfbbp-dJ9eg0CnB76tdWfMMrapv5-96icBxoLxIQb1VLbaEd5_S7Ny8ZZdwq_AVOepESM7pO2OPqmCHqRJOTKE7tdYW58B3zB6DPYinfIdAF5cUA6z67jIUZEWtpTa3d/s400/Art_Et_kitchen.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> Colombian breakfast!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNA_OmQIhelb9rGI-O3-acMwqFfLMtpki9B6DD8in4r1Dq_p1Hr8ctTcjVEDeS1jaqulhNWr7r9Uj8Y0WXURBzeyO2S9HUYcUzfS_5RvYE6-Nw9Nz2xg64bLPd0QMXe9nk9Y7/s1600-h/Art_Et.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154008661373692146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNA_OmQIhelb9rGI-O3-acMwqFfLMtpki9B6DD8in4r1Dq_p1Hr8ctTcjVEDeS1jaqulhNWr7r9Uj8Y0WXURBzeyO2S9HUYcUzfS_5RvYE6-Nw9Nz2xg64bLPd0QMXe9nk9Y7/s400/Art_Et.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>My bro, Art</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDA5j3ICCy1ARPo5znVEtEA-pX366hy9Oa_VxMp7AZA2Yy8VWVHId4XTTK2Pe1LEc0HrnW8TCdjPIc1QThHwpthR2zjB-CFA8xRLKGAIV97FByAf6J8v-AYvB8oLW9z-oo3KpR/s1600-h/Art_Alaska.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154008665668659458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDA5j3ICCy1ARPo5znVEtEA-pX366hy9Oa_VxMp7AZA2Yy8VWVHId4XTTK2Pe1LEc0HrnW8TCdjPIc1QThHwpthR2zjB-CFA8xRLKGAIV97FByAf6J8v-AYvB8oLW9z-oo3KpR/s400/Art_Alaska.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaKrFBQq7RY8D6FRNlxjxUh_H2HQbcBRrpHYPqZdYYJUXiLNWpzBsfuAoUU7O20Srwi4uYzEEd5XIXRdKxw1NqLTAWBlxHZxdVgSkyY23sUjoGL0ZRHfpI-pV76-o9_nBvLKz/s1600-h/SunBowl_Flag.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154008171747420274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaKrFBQq7RY8D6FRNlxjxUh_H2HQbcBRrpHYPqZdYYJUXiLNWpzBsfuAoUU7O20Srwi4uYzEEd5XIXRdKxw1NqLTAWBlxHZxdVgSkyY23sUjoGL0ZRHfpI-pV76-o9_nBvLKz/s400/SunBowl_Flag.JPG" border="0" /></a> We went to the Sun Bowl--where Oregon destroyed USF...</div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ysV3IuBZCdUqj_qCaNtn3ff7pbQOOMpmg7DNF0nQr0TStAH0ckfbDNGItu8NuHgQz5NeNtXZCjNoM5tWco6SWYw9KSXTzvakuU38lvn49YN_uVq_6hAzpPGXFY8grxEsZbC7/s1600-h/SunBowl_Fam2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154008176042387586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ysV3IuBZCdUqj_qCaNtn3ff7pbQOOMpmg7DNF0nQr0TStAH0ckfbDNGItu8NuHgQz5NeNtXZCjNoM5tWco6SWYw9KSXTzvakuU38lvn49YN_uVq_6hAzpPGXFY8grxEsZbC7/s400/SunBowl_Fam2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaTyd26s1hSWCECGlg7wlr1rl3WteDAcj_MmfNRp8YidltfwjIG-6bU5n4xvY5L7EaqvB1Wo89WO6g3t9rEJ8x8eG_es79NAwkznA1sTfdAFSrE82nu8j4G54WCMzkCuX7tUZ/s1600-h/SunBowl_Fam.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154008180337354898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaTyd26s1hSWCECGlg7wlr1rl3WteDAcj_MmfNRp8YidltfwjIG-6bU5n4xvY5L7EaqvB1Wo89WO6g3t9rEJ8x8eG_es79NAwkznA1sTfdAFSrE82nu8j4G54WCMzkCuX7tUZ/s400/SunBowl_Fam.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoKrdhMsDjNmRvcfRjwl3Shi_YyBIpIg2Y-84tNTUldsbG5sdzmllCuTXuviGeNS4i0NjAJcFQGMpw0-PBvV0eFUcrS2VCfnn4-3-b5dFVzrDA7esuxWRnurXzaFGvNnVlvDo/s1600-h/Et_Alaska_lap.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154008180337354914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoKrdhMsDjNmRvcfRjwl3Shi_YyBIpIg2Y-84tNTUldsbG5sdzmllCuTXuviGeNS4i0NjAJcFQGMpw0-PBvV0eFUcrS2VCfnn4-3-b5dFVzrDA7esuxWRnurXzaFGvNnVlvDo/s400/Et_Alaska_lap.JPG" border="0" /></a> Can't ya see I'm tryin' to work here? ;)</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxjeiQFsa3jJ86fYpRL5xRxqdlHLnzXHHCRaCaU7u6EGFhsy0Tmq3RhaOoy7bXJqlnrpzJPgybNauKYglmdvG7_yaCY2FbFSsXwOSKHl5a_ZfeccSfpUFboNniE2DZSsiTZJ4/s1600-h/Dad_Alaska.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154008180337354930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxjeiQFsa3jJ86fYpRL5xRxqdlHLnzXHHCRaCaU7u6EGFhsy0Tmq3RhaOoy7bXJqlnrpzJPgybNauKYglmdvG7_yaCY2FbFSsXwOSKHl5a_ZfeccSfpUFboNniE2DZSsiTZJ4/s400/Dad_Alaska.JPG" border="0" /></a> <p align="center">Dad and Alaska are buds while I'm away...</p>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-90598952385678866612008-01-10T14:54:00.001-08:002008-01-10T16:03:05.096-08:00Pictures - MTC 2007<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-RrT3Ii6QAOkYRGU0mNmHRGFW2qd31h9zBN2uq5Xa6oETC7YDMc_gB2k0rwCd7M0eg0ybWcfEIZ6AB_Q1_HD4gfNZhcpSo6jTBfjS8uhaand-P8j6XHGA92hZszjXtiIW2jL/s1600-h/Thanksg_table.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154001003447003202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-RrT3Ii6QAOkYRGU0mNmHRGFW2qd31h9zBN2uq5Xa6oETC7YDMc_gB2k0rwCd7M0eg0ybWcfEIZ6AB_Q1_HD4gfNZhcpSo6jTBfjS8uhaand-P8j6XHGA92hZszjXtiIW2jL/s400/Thanksg_table.JPG" border="0" /></a> Thanksgiving in Michigan (Butch and Pat Bennett--left; Valerie; Aimee)</div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQsvkbVy6Q-PV-BLwl4O7URgYKXGn2Yh0ii2PdbtQ-ZxuGaxojVn9NhSdPSnMCZ4kfZGa4Bap0RU9G5_-n1f75h9awO8cGKofWh26e8xKO8q1stTINxHTjYKF6805Z35Rf5fp/s1600-h/Thanksg_ridehome.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154001020626872402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQsvkbVy6Q-PV-BLwl4O7URgYKXGn2Yh0ii2PdbtQ-ZxuGaxojVn9NhSdPSnMCZ4kfZGa4Bap0RU9G5_-n1f75h9awO8cGKofWh26e8xKO8q1stTINxHTjYKF6805Z35Rf5fp/s400/Thanksg_ridehome.jpg" border="0" /></a> The 12 hour ride home - Mandz and Aimee</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7VsRNIQb52gMHI7QKiAwIX-PR-MEqG7Xm2oKElTZORD366h-OCk9rLN4e3VyigS3QN9WWMSW66ZICyYPA2_O-WCWz6Iik-gQHrHCLmnkZxOoJyLOsgOXfwSS7SMoFQ1OAmTH/s1600-h/Thanksg_ButchPat.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154001020626872418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7VsRNIQb52gMHI7QKiAwIX-PR-MEqG7Xm2oKElTZORD366h-OCk9rLN4e3VyigS3QN9WWMSW66ZICyYPA2_O-WCWz6Iik-gQHrHCLmnkZxOoJyLOsgOXfwSS7SMoFQ1OAmTH/s400/Thanksg_ButchPat.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Butch and Pat - I love these guys!</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGC6wSzRwDLU9R4wtoDw309hql2f8XvwfdT5RyGdDfixP8cRAJRDeIqzjRtQm5oynKlnsD4hGT6KjkrJ00uqty5X50i4DEaJyBYhGiag8F7_s4kRQ5JCi82qrVGchhHV02YkgA/s1600-h/Et_fall.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153999427194005522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGC6wSzRwDLU9R4wtoDw309hql2f8XvwfdT5RyGdDfixP8cRAJRDeIqzjRtQm5oynKlnsD4hGT6KjkrJ00uqty5X50i4DEaJyBYhGiag8F7_s4kRQ5JCi82qrVGchhHV02YkgA/s400/Et_fall.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZE3YCjgF8b1f-wdp4is_3T1g5v5_hDnouD1FnQkKk_gJoctjrd5xrOxo6Ng8h7hpqpCyTXpwVyHausv63YgMOf5IizDLjCxw3ixV3zYYNHLJrFGNq3824kwt4y-z-U92rC-OO/s1600-h/Me_Renae_fall.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153999431488972834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZE3YCjgF8b1f-wdp4is_3T1g5v5_hDnouD1FnQkKk_gJoctjrd5xrOxo6Ng8h7hpqpCyTXpwVyHausv63YgMOf5IizDLjCxw3ixV3zYYNHLJrFGNq3824kwt4y-z-U92rC-OO/s400/Me_Renae_fall.JPG" border="0" /></a> Renae and me :)</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHHoo3sR2nlW1_DBS-HB0-uPOmdQnzHZGxoYzPlJzE7HuK4otmUgGUkor9WURjRs6wO_Thv4wJM64bIDWzja7QofPhAigIKRIHnC8096om9RDNcoi8wACT7-tS9CiJOAUsHxv/s1600-h/Me_Renaecam.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153999440078907442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHHoo3sR2nlW1_DBS-HB0-uPOmdQnzHZGxoYzPlJzE7HuK4otmUgGUkor9WURjRs6wO_Thv4wJM64bIDWzja7QofPhAigIKRIHnC8096om9RDNcoi8wACT7-tS9CiJOAUsHxv/s400/Me_Renaecam.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcTqXLfT9qcHWtxIsDOH9vsfXTNjzkwvv6RjPgHVURJqv0isbLeg3qzk0W2b3iQZoOUaQpt0Gal3w31LCEbMYKqL5d1_jgSQHrgNIZqcM_904lmscynTqM76lwOS5OI-xbYHE/s1600-h/Pictures+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153993865211357074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcTqXLfT9qcHWtxIsDOH9vsfXTNjzkwvv6RjPgHVURJqv0isbLeg3qzk0W2b3iQZoOUaQpt0Gal3w31LCEbMYKqL5d1_jgSQHrgNIZqcM_904lmscynTqM76lwOS5OI-xbYHE/s400/Pictures+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our beautiful campus</div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAvjwNmT9gHKJ3oyuIx4E0pes2RSqAVXec-Fa_6USOYkDPStzT8f1IOeQ_UYVFWK-TGsk5Efr6FCK1IiNB-SRm0HO2GpqGmUGIvyrNExz0voyr9_Dm4oE5yjzsHSrXKfsvdtb/s1600-h/Pictures+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153993878096258978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAvjwNmT9gHKJ3oyuIx4E0pes2RSqAVXec-Fa_6USOYkDPStzT8f1IOeQ_UYVFWK-TGsk5Efr6FCK1IiNB-SRm0HO2GpqGmUGIvyrNExz0voyr9_Dm4oE5yjzsHSrXKfsvdtb/s400/Pictures+024.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xBzLf0aUj6NKntyG9aNtbsACaj7wEdGwTs86BQN0P8q1MpNXMdV775oxe8cU9evA600UEBnhQsz9AhYDZsntZWiFBiTkMi46RJiGFo1e8La7QyrLWTmIuyqtheKMOtC2xkkr/s1600-h/Pictures+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153993890981160882" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzKrYZuV9WatizPaisdoBxcLrmSWu4C2RAFdnd56Q8LpJh8f6HVkA_ZmNVJLjcVdvjj5F99-7IIsFiAyTF2aI1IihKZzaIFNZIyDogYZ9YJUzKFNtTPiR2RNnvhjoNK-mD7CC/s400/IMG_1047.JPG" border="0" /></a> View of Lake of the Ozarks from Ha Ha Tonka<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xjhvYmqy618rldSR7N_QtkZUaYsMbV79Vl-8MZpvRp5kN_7tD-BU8d7Oo9GB4N5hB9lNPHslRtJTS_NBo2NRzn3YR7a4PkkgkQHteaa1Jc4eSoe4vTjF_bPRoyghuJnmZufF/s1600-h/IMG_1116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153987199422113554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xjhvYmqy618rldSR7N_QtkZUaYsMbV79Vl-8MZpvRp5kN_7tD-BU8d7Oo9GB4N5hB9lNPHslRtJTS_NBo2NRzn3YR7a4PkkgkQHteaa1Jc4eSoe4vTjF_bPRoyghuJnmZufF/s400/IMG_1116.JPG" border="0" /></a>My bedroom</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2B9HnY2i8EMt61VbOOz_5iOZSUuKxIMDoQ61OcikKi3yCbxz8TEgV1fkRDA6dCXcxC43A-Pdm40V-8r9Cs9c87c9qXzzk6RaC8BSbT9jZH2rkaXwaA68SZ36wnsNVJGINfD-Y/s1600-h/IMG_1119.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153987203717080866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2B9HnY2i8EMt61VbOOz_5iOZSUuKxIMDoQ61OcikKi3yCbxz8TEgV1fkRDA6dCXcxC43A-Pdm40V-8r9Cs9c87c9qXzzk6RaC8BSbT9jZH2rkaXwaA68SZ36wnsNVJGINfD-Y/s400/IMG_1119.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our living room</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbi_FS5EIGQ3vcYctW_Assn_1f14MCRCVbKp1mjdz4NRDb5Di2fq1f-_Lx9Xdtkd5V4zEH6Sqa0wuUhx8KJLYm2U3Ju4Ae-VhxrvD9dlT_V-ICFpnl7I3JkiHY8mRWJUMOHyy/s1600-h/IMG_1168.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153987212307015474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbi_FS5EIGQ3vcYctW_Assn_1f14MCRCVbKp1mjdz4NRDb5Di2fq1f-_Lx9Xdtkd5V4zEH6Sqa0wuUhx8KJLYm2U3Ju4Ae-VhxrvD9dlT_V-ICFpnl7I3JkiHY8mRWJUMOHyy/s400/IMG_1168.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a>My work detail partner, Sarah (left) and my roommate, Renae (right)</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153987220896950082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6e_j5td3zFSO8lBrmkzqKwJ0vGZcy_KUbIUmQjbtS-f0zYTa_iXYnPPaH6KwDb-rzWoM_y5ojUjVYs94fmLvYQBPEaH8PTEMf7ljjA3c9ZO1ahL1FtowNRAdXuaAz2POzYpX/s400/IMG_1169.JPG" border="0" /> Renae is wonderful and carries my computer when my back is bugging me. :)</div>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-78365335219954079562008-01-10T14:30:00.000-08:002008-01-10T14:43:08.862-08:00Check out my most recent newsletter!“Sasa, sasa, sasa…” Does that mean anything to you? :) I won’t blame you if it doesn’t! I only came to understand its meaning a few months ago. If you were to walk by the classrooms at the <span style="color:#cc0000;">Missionary Training Center</span>, you would hear groups of students chanting “sasa” and similar “words” with varied stress and pitch on each syllable. What is this? It is a class called Phonetics, which is (simply put) the study of physical sounds found in human speech.<br /><br />Perhaps I should back up and fill in the gaps for those who may have lost track of me in all my travels. :) Most of you probably know that I spent the last two years (August 2005 to 2007) living in Atascadero, California, where I had the joy of not only working at Atascadero Bible Church but forming many special friendships with the people there. <span style="color:#cc0000;">However, my desire to continue my missions training led me to apply to New Tribes Mission’s training center (known as the Missionary Training Center or MTC) in Roach, Missouri</span><span style="color:#cc0000;">.</span> Yes, I did say ROACH, and you will be relieved to know that the town is named after the original postmaster—NOT those creepy-crawly insects you are picturing!<br /><br />In August 2007 (last year already!), my mom and I embarked on another one of our famous road trips. She flew out to California and helped me pack, and then we drove to El Paso, Texas, where I spent a little over one week with my parents. Then Mom and I packed ourselves and an unbelievable amount of stuff in my ’99 Buick (provided by God through a wonderful friend in California) and drove to Missouri. It was as simple as that—no crazy breakdowns this time! Thank you, Lord!<br /><br />I have spent the past months living on a beautiful campus on the Lake of the Ozarks. I have had the joy of sharing my small apartment with a friend I grew up with in Colombia; Renae and I have known each other for about 17 years now! We have been through many things over the years, and now we have new shared experiences, including walking to the “Wash House” to take a shower and do laundry, which gets a little messy if it’s raining or snowing! :)<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">What does life look like at the MTC</span><span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span> I attend <span style="color:#cc0000;">classes</span> in the mornings; here are a few of the classes we had last semester: Animism, Teamwork, Philosophy of Biblical Foundations, Cross-Cultural Communication, Biblical Foundations, New Testament Church, Phonetics and Teaching Skills. In the afternoons, I am involved in the <span style="color:#cc0000;">on-campus work program</span>; I work in the office of a prayer ministry that supports New Tribes missionaries worldwide. In addition, I am part of a team that works with a <span style="color:#cc0000;">local ministry</span> called Woman to Woman. I am mentoring a lady named Lisa; she is married with two children and is endeavoring to find a job after experiencing some difficulties in life. God has also blessed me with the opportunity to continue singing! We have a <span style="color:#cc0000;">worship team</span> that plays for chapels, and I have really enjoyed being a part of it.<br /><br />I would love it if you would <span style="color:#cc0000;">join me in prayer</span> as I go through this training! Here are a few specifics:<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Pray</span> I would purpose to know God FIRST—above classes and work and the busyness of life.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Pray</span> I would be sensitive to the Holy Spirit in my interactions with people.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Pray</span> I would be sensitive to God’s ultimate leading – where He would have me minister long term – and for peace, patience and contentment in the waiting stage.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Pray</span> for Lisa—that she would be drawn to Christ through our friendship.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.” Philippians 1:9-11</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">“…a person is incapable of living out the kind of life that God requires of him, but… God is capable of living out that life in a person who yields to His Spirit.” James Montgomery Boice</span>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-29837410143149193572007-09-16T14:44:00.000-07:002007-09-16T15:42:46.905-07:00Field Fair, etc.I guess it's about time I updated this thing, huh? I am determined to get better at this blogging thing! Unfortunately, I have no new pictures to post at this point, so ya'll will have to be satisfied with the words flowing from my pen... er... keyboard.<br /><br />I am settling into a routine here in the great state of Missouri--classes, work detail, P.D. (discipleship), etc... Oh! And, most exciting of all, there are the trips to Wal-Mart. It is almost 100% guaranteed that you will see a "New Triber" while at Wal-Mart; we are everywhere! The community here just can't get rid of us.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">I joined the worship team on campus</span>, which has been fun. We have chapel every Monday and Friday, and we do 3-4 songs to start it off. The team is great, and I love to sing (no matter what), but I definitely miss my team at ABC! It was such a joy to be led by Bryan Baldwin; he is immensely talented and truly humble of heart.<br /><br />I have been church "shopping" since I got here. It's such a cultural change after being in California--and at ABC, specifically. I know I won't find a church that measures up in my mind and heart, but you all could <span style="color:#cc0000;">pray that I find a place that is a good fit</span>. And pray that I would keep an attitude of giving and serving... not of... "What can I get out of this?"<br /><br />Thursday and Friday we had "Field Fair." Representatives from many different countries were here to present the needs of their fields. One of the biggest questions facing all the students is where to serve; it's certainly bouncing around my head all the time. Every day, I pray God would show me the gifts I have and where He wants to use them. <span style="color:#cc0000;">PLEASE join me and PRAY for clarity and direction...</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#333333;">Friday night we had a bit of a reunion; a staff family that used to serve at Bible school invited all the Jackson alumni over to their house. We knew there were a lot of us, but it was crazy to see really how many when we were all together! There were a few students I didn't know (those who started in 2005 after I left), but the vast majority came through Jackson when I was there. It was a fun time of re-connecting... and of drinking coffee and eating chocolate. :)</span><br /></span><br />All for now...Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-11653690397288234652007-08-22T18:31:00.000-07:002008-01-10T14:52:25.543-08:00Camdenton, Missouri (okay, Roach...)<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE5T68PSz19eMW_1MXOpjJnQS-WCCqovJEyjMnQtmoI0PFanqUpGyDQsgvHbXmoKjM7wMFCrjxieGK82gfjS2NiRlREgCzzPGKDtL62MAGPYK6b0b9Ihb2-fyIKAHcAA_nwen/s1600-h/Coast.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101711676041212754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE5T68PSz19eMW_1MXOpjJnQS-WCCqovJEyjMnQtmoI0PFanqUpGyDQsgvHbXmoKjM7wMFCrjxieGK82gfjS2NiRlREgCzzPGKDtL62MAGPYK6b0b9Ihb2-fyIKAHcAA_nwen/s400/Coast.JPG" border="0" /></a> Julia Pfeiffer Burns National Park, CA</p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQd9PjEalYcdkO1ACyuuwtwNnlrjzmKoVV0zhyLqpdqq2ow1nhA2SNF9t-mTIcYRDJi67KzhnT_yNtNsWGQnJvXbjSKqrcbzLiq2ZJKu7Ca0RP_8Uw-Gu6psalnbSSKfP-94P/s1600-h/Coast_waterfall.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101711684631147362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQd9PjEalYcdkO1ACyuuwtwNnlrjzmKoVV0zhyLqpdqq2ow1nhA2SNF9t-mTIcYRDJi67KzhnT_yNtNsWGQnJvXbjSKqrcbzLiq2ZJKu7Ca0RP_8Uw-Gu6psalnbSSKfP-94P/s400/Coast_waterfall.JPG" border="0" /></a> Julia Pfeiffer Burns National Park, CA</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAa3jLcykKHhCHrsuVMPqYmcRFA5CfZsdztsiug5hgfUb-jUyMlgtHO3vLUYfxI9ivpkmhA6FYaaqIWeNc6FEQov0gbD8QEZ0v5PE8CxI8-4DxPOsIN4aIPVrT4jYHbFoAAHw/s1600-h/Coast_WoodFrame.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101711688926114674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAa3jLcykKHhCHrsuVMPqYmcRFA5CfZsdztsiug5hgfUb-jUyMlgtHO3vLUYfxI9ivpkmhA6FYaaqIWeNc6FEQov0gbD8QEZ0v5PE8CxI8-4DxPOsIN4aIPVrT4jYHbFoAAHw/s400/Coast_WoodFrame.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Julia Pfeiffer Burns National Park, CA</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMkVQ4MlnWuDlLO5KKKDL8DeQ54P6SrkF0PcTSUZDReTQW6OJfSCQpIX5qmLHwhNw_3u9FgdbevnvPSCZxMVRRblHOv2x9fTZlhJOXYBtG-mg2Ie5sxRCh00yHjL2PbAKsGse/s1600-h/MattnMe_coast.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101711693221081986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMkVQ4MlnWuDlLO5KKKDL8DeQ54P6SrkF0PcTSUZDReTQW6OJfSCQpIX5qmLHwhNw_3u9FgdbevnvPSCZxMVRRblHOv2x9fTZlhJOXYBtG-mg2Ie5sxRCh00yHjL2PbAKsGse/s400/MattnMe_coast.JPG" border="0" /></a> Good friend - Matt Knorr</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFECfiYmGhmvAxXoJ1ubHe_jRxo7pq8JArGXM2u_IOKgjwL4KB5k7h_Yax0Qy9uLfZTDkLvHrRZNYSN_PmCrkdQccJG_FAY9TO3-Fgvn66lCeVh-EmhaqK0wnKIzaZkYeFFlt/s1600-h/HanAaronMatt_4thJuly.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101711701811016594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFECfiYmGhmvAxXoJ1ubHe_jRxo7pq8JArGXM2u_IOKgjwL4KB5k7h_Yax0Qy9uLfZTDkLvHrRZNYSN_PmCrkdQccJG_FAY9TO3-Fgvn66lCeVh-EmhaqK0wnKIzaZkYeFFlt/s400/HanAaronMatt_4thJuly.JPG" border="0" /></a>More friends - Hannah, Aaron and Matt</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1jL7eO7oS2Fdhpq19R0INuAzm6rmAfPwW81JuG_h6fbyxugUFIpMHGp-FGBCMdeVToI-pRSogWw6FYZ9PxpjIjdvipYOJnNw3KHs_yZPTtU4LeuoLaYKni-4uICvgV1SA5s-/s1600-h/Randy--Esther.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101710842817557298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1jL7eO7oS2Fdhpq19R0INuAzm6rmAfPwW81JuG_h6fbyxugUFIpMHGp-FGBCMdeVToI-pRSogWw6FYZ9PxpjIjdvipYOJnNw3KHs_yZPTtU4LeuoLaYKni-4uICvgV1SA5s-/s400/Randy--Esther.JPG" border="0" /></a> Joint good-bye party at church (with the Children's Ministry Pastor)</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8WG7j87tQB-DRN4a7TQdAZhel52UiREaNHv77WRq5lxeVDI3gdkGb-YkEgNifDrEVBJhCu7CgU6LoTKaLwRVfhPSBxdmNNhHmkrroywP59_rdtqnMJiT8zWKj8ISN5Yz0anp/s1600-h/Scott_Esther.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101710847112524610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8WG7j87tQB-DRN4a7TQdAZhel52UiREaNHv77WRq5lxeVDI3gdkGb-YkEgNifDrEVBJhCu7CgU6LoTKaLwRVfhPSBxdmNNhHmkrroywP59_rdtqnMJiT8zWKj8ISN5Yz0anp/s400/Scott_Esther.JPG" border="0" /></a> Scott Bermingham (tech director @ church / friend) and me<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJN_cLnC1TNIBty46h33jeKbKK4Ims0NzNMWjvKAWJ268funntf4rVDSAmuZTBj8oI6vChiD4iYJ82ddDIgMWHxDKa-FnCFR6ZhBLkvdWoK0JVYng_ZqrllSYbM6ALRhHf2wF/s1600-h/BibleSdyGals_Madding.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101710232932201234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJN_cLnC1TNIBty46h33jeKbKK4Ims0NzNMWjvKAWJ268funntf4rVDSAmuZTBj8oI6vChiD4iYJ82ddDIgMWHxDKa-FnCFR6ZhBLkvdWoK0JVYng_ZqrllSYbM6ALRhHf2wF/s400/BibleSdyGals_Madding.JPG" border="0" /></a> Good-bye BBQ: Girls from Bible Study--Amy V., Bethanie, and Amy D.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN6z83-htd5XofrKMwCWNNeSMgARPHtUy2zCbOsXy5SG3NT9BnGb9NYYBm1UckrwWiN5vX2xf_cAL7a5g5hJXAZz6CGDBJTxrKPg5i1yQzCo03gAoYmI-_xuysbtDaKbHUIrP/s1600-h/Madding_Me.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101710237227168546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN6z83-htd5XofrKMwCWNNeSMgARPHtUy2zCbOsXy5SG3NT9BnGb9NYYBm1UckrwWiN5vX2xf_cAL7a5g5hJXAZz6CGDBJTxrKPg5i1yQzCo03gAoYmI-_xuysbtDaKbHUIrP/s400/Madding_Me.JPG" border="0" /></a> Wonderful friends (who did the BBQ for me): Mike and Nan Madding<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAra46D7K_FtwtPupXtpdYHgerJrfeDHq709zivpONyCxni1wkW-nV3dYQkVz6j1o-f5EKgxKfCPVO5-OuJbjffFA8dpMTj6tfiprQPxGZsxF0FX3Pw67yVinkt6G5FMh_0Iq/s1600-h/Bday_Et_Dad_resized.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101709623046845186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAra46D7K_FtwtPupXtpdYHgerJrfeDHq709zivpONyCxni1wkW-nV3dYQkVz6j1o-f5EKgxKfCPVO5-OuJbjffFA8dpMTj6tfiprQPxGZsxF0FX3Pw67yVinkt6G5FMh_0Iq/s400/Bday_Et_Dad_resized.JPG" border="0" /></a> With Dad on my 25th birthday (El Paso, TX)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3E0_szSNQrHVK0Km7P_bOYfe8Zase6PR2_ULoMsoQTMjWZQIhuJ1ToiniFmNlLaxsy9-5G9mhMU_6hUgkdV7tzsPp2UtXHUMeT72aT4ct_5spRbV4X1uBn28w2QqniNoWdvs/s1600-h/Apt_View.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101709210729984690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3E0_szSNQrHVK0Km7P_bOYfe8Zase6PR2_ULoMsoQTMjWZQIhuJ1ToiniFmNlLaxsy9-5G9mhMU_6hUgkdV7tzsPp2UtXHUMeT72aT4ct_5spRbV4X1uBn28w2QqniNoWdvs/s400/Apt_View.JPG" border="0" /></a> My apartment building on the left (MTC--Missionary Training Center--Missouri)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HQtuEDV3FxAua6fSpFbjnkLWe9EFxPvk_O3ZEF4p4iFFGYGrPoMUDOV40w6VAP_r2EH-Z3zehLbP4Nisqx0uEkGUJOwiio95nlY6R5IBSJFFFYRLBHe-Y3gPabtroMQMEsu9/s1600-h/Wash_house.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101709227909853890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HQtuEDV3FxAua6fSpFbjnkLWe9EFxPvk_O3ZEF4p4iFFGYGrPoMUDOV40w6VAP_r2EH-Z3zehLbP4Nisqx0uEkGUJOwiio95nlY6R5IBSJFFFYRLBHe-Y3gPabtroMQMEsu9/s400/Wash_house.JPG" border="0" /></a> Where I take a shower and do laundry--lots of fun!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdraVluj_e_3OQaHewZqjyDrgUl9b7eo_uJqHwGeNkPRlkKvZnLMJeasdK0oxvW9ddXphH9j7lJ_LAyPeQIWoEpcqHZmXogsA00QI1jlankssPVgjZpD8dR_r6q8cQ-lYrc_0L/s1600-h/Campus_Inlet.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101709245089723090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdraVluj_e_3OQaHewZqjyDrgUl9b7eo_uJqHwGeNkPRlkKvZnLMJeasdK0oxvW9ddXphH9j7lJ_LAyPeQIWoEpcqHZmXogsA00QI1jlankssPVgjZpD8dR_r6q8cQ-lYrc_0L/s400/Campus_Inlet.JPG" border="0" /></a> View of Lake of the Ozarks (on campus)<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZPOUx6QOWLKRN7M4YfW8wjiX2LEl8y22C0S22rr9AkfDn8nKyhUj0xG8lh4BnhkxIDsGL0b3CDI67J8MSOvypVuQvhJ0yNStc_tc1z9SR5fSVMTkl8MOeGR4IPUvSNd6vRmA/s1600-h/Lake.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101709266564559602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZPOUx6QOWLKRN7M4YfW8wjiX2LEl8y22C0S22rr9AkfDn8nKyhUj0xG8lh4BnhkxIDsGL0b3CDI67J8MSOvypVuQvhJ0yNStc_tc1z9SR5fSVMTkl8MOeGR4IPUvSNd6vRmA/s400/Lake.JPG" border="0" /></a> The lake...<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkKtz98LaLHUUTR6Qg-ZUSWklLqCJt6EG3IzesECToCUn5eM-vw9T7SHpfMFZ-Od89IndQRLi5-ILSf4JYxFwODersziNtTouLY6hBbEVBDeb14tiLpRxZC2Hws5qu5dxwzpt/s1600-h/Apt.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101707471268229794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkKtz98LaLHUUTR6Qg-ZUSWklLqCJt6EG3IzesECToCUn5eM-vw9T7SHpfMFZ-Od89IndQRLi5-ILSf4JYxFwODersziNtTouLY6hBbEVBDeb14tiLpRxZC2Hws5qu5dxwzpt/s400/Apt.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>My apartment (312--door on the left)<br /><br /><br /></p><div align="justify">So, I'm still in denial about the name here... I can't really call it a city or a town; it's Roach, but the nearby town is Camdenton, and that just sounds so much better. :)</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Let me back up... I left Atascadero at the beginning of August; my mom and I drove to El Paso, TX, where my parents live. I spent a little over one week there, during which time I celebrated my 25th birthday. Hard to believe--a quarter of a century! Okay, maybe it's not that big of a milestone, but there's something about 25 that feels significant.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Mom and I drove out here to Missouri and arrived exactly one week ago. I have actually lived on this campus before, but I guess I had forgotten the reality of tiny apartments, heat and humidity, dirt roads, and walking to the "Wash House" to take a shower and do laundry. It was a bit of a shock, and I am still trying to adjust. We had pretty heavy rain for a few days, and that created MUCK, as they call it here. Lugging my computer back and forth to class in pouring rain on a dirt road is definitely a stretch for the old attitude. :)</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">I had two days of orientation, and then today was our first day of classes. My schedule is basically this: 8 AM to 12 PM--Class; 2:30 to 5 PM (Mon.-Wed.)--Work Detail. In addition, I have a one-hour discipleship session once a week, and we're all encouraged to get involved in a local church and a local outreach.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">I can't say that the transition is easy. I struggle with new places and new people. I really miss Atascadero--especially the church and everyone I came to love there. I know it will take some time to settle in here, and I would appreciate your prayers as I endeavor to persevere.</div>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-53820821452788920212007-06-09T16:43:00.000-07:002007-06-09T17:57:12.932-07:00Melancholia: Pensive reflection or contemplation (from Late Latin)<div align="left">It seems strange that I'm leaving Atascadero in a little less than 2 months. Being here for the last 2 years has been... a growing experience. I had a really hard time adjusting to living here, and breaking in to a church of 1500 people is no small thing, especially for a person with my personality.</div><div align="left"><br />I remember getting to church on Sundays and wanting to turn around and run back to my car; I felt so alone, and the crowd of people was so intimidating (and I was even working part time in the church office). I still don't enjoy huge crowds; I don't think I ever will... It's not how I'm made up. But I can see such a difference now; I walk in to an event at church and I know 60 to 70% of the people. I eventually started working in the office full time, and I can see how God provided that job as a way for me to get to know more people and feel a part of it all.</div><div align="left"><br /> </div><div align="left">As the time to leave approaches, I think about the details--packing, moving, etc. I'm having car issues and need to make decisions, which I vowed I would never do again... Hmmm, it seems that decision making is one of life's plagues.</div><div align="left"><br /> </div><div align="left">But above the details and the decisions, I think most about the people I will be leaving. Another of life's cruelties is that you are always saying good-bye to those you have come to care about. I have been blessed to meet and love many people in my life, but I hate that they are scattered around the globe, and some I may never see again. I wish for a utopia where I could live surrounded by all those I love.</div><div align="left"><br /> </div><div align="left">Here are a few of the people who have touched my life here in Atascadero:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0T1HLpQjPtkntDwdWyNBfPrmto0DsDJb74YTZhSi1DPdNkiBPs9QJcTLiEfLX2Skix1OPgF9wlNSjcfLBhlvDnuttb9JUsXYVwDrgqYJgUvG7nPiHhxfnHtfrQsXSbCJ2h7u3/s1600-h/IMG_0399.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074224786620253794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0T1HLpQjPtkntDwdWyNBfPrmto0DsDJb74YTZhSi1DPdNkiBPs9QJcTLiEfLX2Skix1OPgF9wlNSjcfLBhlvDnuttb9JUsXYVwDrgqYJgUvG7nPiHhxfnHtfrQsXSbCJ2h7u3/s400/IMG_0399.JPG" border="0" /></a> Amy Douglas... She hosts our girls' Bible study; she also went with us to the Czech Republic.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3T9T6pdOc-UFy8z1tL6eDsyQgMijlMRcrHs47FeuHqTejjN9-wFbcxgvhdND1DwaA4trT0fNbz2gZ0QR1p83zrS2av0jZ5F1NOK_d5Tjy9MILtj5tnas0lna2jYRHvYmDLpv/s1600-h/IMG_0834.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074224790915221106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3T9T6pdOc-UFy8z1tL6eDsyQgMijlMRcrHs47FeuHqTejjN9-wFbcxgvhdND1DwaA4trT0fNbz2gZ0QR1p83zrS2av0jZ5F1NOK_d5Tjy9MILtj5tnas0lna2jYRHvYmDLpv/s400/IMG_0834.JPG" border="0" /></a> Kathryn Morgan... She would MURDER me if she knew I was posting this picture. This is the wonderful lady who has allowed me to share her home for the last 9 months. I can get away with posting this because she doesn't have a computer--never has and never will!</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074224795210188434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LZBrvOx5VS3eTqaEmSG4Cd9cG1sQmJM5rseHOvBuZ8Cq2tUFFrx8_X_PslXekBL-n084soPF_WYcuww-_QqejNWrwToQmx6Vc9VutpmLxUbJ0uQO02aTxFssJYNvwEcmcXCI/s400/Art_7433.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Matt Knorr... This is a picture from when we were dating; now we are good friends, which is rather unusual in this world. We are grateful to still have our friendship.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrX6ALWHWM4XYU1ewV0TOXZeZohKTpLqIyrUgqeTUZZ-qOThFVfRtzneTK6jYot1JLkjD_NUaz3R6GN4FeZ5AjSaioeKLl4DaixpTwHHdfuvkxX4J7aAqGVD0qkc-JIPUc-RL/s1600-h/Gals_BibleStdy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074221153077921314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrX6ALWHWM4XYU1ewV0TOXZeZohKTpLqIyrUgqeTUZZ-qOThFVfRtzneTK6jYot1JLkjD_NUaz3R6GN4FeZ5AjSaioeKLl4DaixpTwHHdfuvkxX4J7aAqGVD0qkc-JIPUc-RL/s400/Gals_BibleStdy.jpg" border="0" /></a>Girls from my Bible study (l to r): Kerrin, Amy V., Mary (I'm in the back) </p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwRKPby6ApNcWiS9tI6ggh3R2d4AF1Uvlgs1uZm-Msllut8OGDgsf-QtY5N1OMQNoFcrPdhMjvlKwdp5Hdye-d0nr4Y7dT14SOdvG5XwC1NOMkmYnBV0ZjDIyZ2lOQSa6W80k/s1600-h/Esther_Kellie_Church_Park_07.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074221153077921330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwRKPby6ApNcWiS9tI6ggh3R2d4AF1Uvlgs1uZm-Msllut8OGDgsf-QtY5N1OMQNoFcrPdhMjvlKwdp5Hdye-d0nr4Y7dT14SOdvG5XwC1NOMkmYnBV0ZjDIyZ2lOQSa6W80k/s400/Esther_Kellie_Church_Park_07.jpg" border="0" /></a>Kellie Wenzel... I lived at her house the first year I was here; we work together in the church office; she was also on the Czech team. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlzQpBIEjXwEl0KjJSUyDqIRtGLlXjquF4Ewh79eML4JS6xG0lzOasMZiNcCchsjnSjthZrFJXTGrdg3fXSub723HB15YjXMEWtix5oNMdw3bBHNtjUPaOSmq9opopCfk4KVw/s1600-h/Terri_Hannah_Sarah_me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074221157372888642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlzQpBIEjXwEl0KjJSUyDqIRtGLlXjquF4Ewh79eML4JS6xG0lzOasMZiNcCchsjnSjthZrFJXTGrdg3fXSub723HB15YjXMEWtix5oNMdw3bBHNtjUPaOSmq9opopCfk4KVw/s400/Terri_Hannah_Sarah_me.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Sarah, Hannah, and Terri; Sarah and Hannah and their husbands are planning on doing missions. Sarah and Abel just got back from Tanzania, Africa. Hannah and Aaron aren't sure where they're going yet. Terri is Matt's mom and has been incredibly loving and accepting; she gives great hugs!</p><p align="center"><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5hu18k8qeaS4wji5BW4v3dkmt4MTmYNjuuUv5Io0y4R59SrZTTefaMZF3sDtCDHj-BYhcr6jAU4mNFTqf-kMQ60eL0zOmMLSaZ6tBZDFt7YY6pxHuYQtxpLKDT4zIhIeQW4T/s1600-h/Hannah1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074221157372888658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5hu18k8qeaS4wji5BW4v3dkmt4MTmYNjuuUv5Io0y4R59SrZTTefaMZF3sDtCDHj-BYhcr6jAU4mNFTqf-kMQ60eL0zOmMLSaZ6tBZDFt7YY6pxHuYQtxpLKDT4zIhIeQW4T/s400/Hannah1.jpg" border="0" /><p align="center"></a> This picture epitomizes Hannah; she is full of life and full of joy. She and I have a special connection because she is an MK from PNG; I was so surprised when I met her at my chiropractor's office. I asked her where she was from, and she said, "Papua New Guinea." I said, "PNG?" She was shocked that I knew what she was talking about. We've been very good friends ever since; that MK connection is something you just can't explain.</p>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-31819881020404865572007-05-20T21:38:00.000-07:002007-05-20T21:45:00.560-07:00Mexico Slide ShowSo I know I said I would post pictures of our High Tea in Mexico, but the missions' department at church posted a slide show on their website.<br /><br />If you're interested in seeing it, click here:<br /><br /><a href="http://abcmissions.blogspot.com/">http://abcmissions.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />And then scroll down to the <span style="color:#000099;">photobucket</span> window that says "Esther Project" and click Play! No, it's not named after me; that is the name of a group of women at church who minister to our missionaries' wives. :)<br /><br />Enjoy...Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-16725201214484244022007-05-07T10:36:00.000-07:002007-05-07T10:55:23.137-07:00Roachite?This is what my dad has now labeled me. Perhaps I should back up and explain. The decision has been made, and I will be heading to <span style="color:#cc0000;">Missouri</span> in the <span style="color:#cc0000;">fall</span> to attend the <span style="color:#cc0000;">Missionary Training Center</span> with <span style="color:#cc0000;">New Tribes Mission</span>. It is located in Camdenton / Roach, hence my dad's lovely nickname for me. I think I'll skip it.<br /><br />In the end, I had some help deciding where to go. I was leaning towards staying in the US and had already requested an application. I was beginning that process when I got an e-mail from England saying they are full for the fall. Honestly, it was a relief to have the decision simplified in such a manner. I've decided I'm done with decisions in life; I don't need to make any more. It's too taxing on my entire being.<br /><br />Anyhow, I will be leaving the beautiful California central coast around the end of July / beginning of August. For so long, I have looked forward to this--moving on and taking the next step in my life. Now that it's here, I'm sad. I have grown to love and appreciate many people here, and for the first time in my life, I actually feel like I have a church family. It's pretty incredible what God has done in the 2 years I've been here. Okay, enough of that for now; I'll leave the tears for later...<br /><br />Last weekend I went down to Baja with a group of ladies from church (ABC); we put on an English High Tea for some Christian women in a local town where an ABC missionary family is working. To be honest, I was skeptical--an English High Tea put on by Americans in Mexico? It went surprisingly well, though, and about 40 ladies came and enjoyed themselves (I think). The highlight for me was our team; we all had a blast together, and it was fun spending time with people I'm normally not around.<br /><br />One of the ladies who went is a professional photographer, and she is making a CD for everyone. When I get mine, I will post some pictures and add a few more details.Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-75837412771515991792007-04-03T18:05:00.000-07:002007-04-03T18:22:05.940-07:00Missouri or England?This is the question that occupies my thoughts day and night. So, back up... Last week my missions pastor and the missions committee at my church gave me the go-ahead for the NTM training in the fall. I have been working towards this goal, and now that it's before me, I'm struggling with the decision.<br /><br />Around here, the standard response I get is, "Hmmm... Doesn't seem like much of a decision to me--ENGLAND or <span style="font-size:78%;">Missouri</span>." That's the way they say it. Of course, Europe seems so glamorous to everyone; they conjure up images of folks bundled up in sweaters drinking tea in quaint stone cottages dotted along the lush English countryside.<br /><br />I am attempting to put all of that aside and focus on what's important--what is the best fit for me and my possible future ministry. I am leaning towards staying in the US for various reasons but haven't yet finalized it in my mind and heart.<br /><br />If anyone happens to read this, please pray. :) Pray that I wouldn't drive myself insane in this process; there are so many unknowns--even beyond the training. I am open to going and doing whatever God wants. I feel like I've been saying that for years, and some clear direction would be SO nice.<br /><br />Cheerio...Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-13790122883478009672007-04-03T17:58:00.000-07:002007-04-03T18:04:14.352-07:00Car Pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyCYWj-Rn2-omcybL8gdvxTHKkHQGGpfWOSM9Bgy_ZGNusLxfROe_wdurhvLwKtcRd5dZnPz0cUQir8dCGOyGFpsA5q6iNBzwdM7-hFURnwnI9o4d-2OAtpFtyOg5K9Xp7ahg/s1600-h/front.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049372210536810146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyCYWj-Rn2-omcybL8gdvxTHKkHQGGpfWOSM9Bgy_ZGNusLxfROe_wdurhvLwKtcRd5dZnPz0cUQir8dCGOyGFpsA5q6iNBzwdM7-hFURnwnI9o4d-2OAtpFtyOg5K9Xp7ahg/s400/front.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABSqV9GXtdNmx_JkXMoLe6DO1s2cY3MWYRPmlnd_m6wzdMv4kU961ZGSKkJIYbLLM4EYyVMYfaLPFPiAIn8OiwiuLHTcw7kII7aRoTCTOTNZyx-dCzJDeqSEaS7CUVCAb_2GP/s1600-h/side.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049372214831777458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABSqV9GXtdNmx_JkXMoLe6DO1s2cY3MWYRPmlnd_m6wzdMv4kU961ZGSKkJIYbLLM4EYyVMYfaLPFPiAIn8OiwiuLHTcw7kII7aRoTCTOTNZyx-dCzJDeqSEaS7CUVCAb_2GP/s400/side.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DyUEH1kIllLjHg72qGFAwiLtpwNQlcEAkbfbmjVi9u32YAIWJmnie0chw14a4wTFwO6oJX01jHNI2Md2NXACsPrPRJ31w5nIeLtYCIzHjwe6e8mTjM9_lhhkvTu1CSMW-LB2/s1600-h/back.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049372214831777474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DyUEH1kIllLjHg72qGFAwiLtpwNQlcEAkbfbmjVi9u32YAIWJmnie0chw14a4wTFwO6oJX01jHNI2Md2NXACsPrPRJ31w5nIeLtYCIzHjwe6e8mTjM9_lhhkvTu1CSMW-LB2/s400/back.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>So, I don't know that anyone actually cares... but I finally took some pictures of my car. I was waiting for it to be clean, but it seems every time I wash it, I turn around and it's dirty again. It might have something to do with the cats that think it makes a good bed--go figure. Anyhow, all that to say... Here is my miracle car; I still can't believe the way God dropped it in my lap. Thank you!</div><br /><div></div>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-49075650925987935712007-02-10T20:29:00.000-08:002007-02-10T20:26:37.786-08:00CA Central Coast<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfoS4EcR_MSPDmTFTwhF6qbwWPf6F64Y6uGgyPb476pzbZ25YjE1JdO3086xcdBVQ5mWIzQU5kJgrwAEi4NG52fd-lA4Uk1zIILXax4kp8AmoV8ZTW17dKJmjwTDacDBgVhyX/s1600-h/trees.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030129589539586226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfoS4EcR_MSPDmTFTwhF6qbwWPf6F64Y6uGgyPb476pzbZ25YjE1JdO3086xcdBVQ5mWIzQU5kJgrwAEi4NG52fd-lA4Uk1zIILXax4kp8AmoV8ZTW17dKJmjwTDacDBgVhyX/s400/trees.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3TlRb_ydppj81p1cJyf_Bk1egm5JFRjPS9PEmrREQaSBDWwkFEZ44oPUVnkXX_quQd7VK44rdzyI_mrW90lq4Bnehn42uNUF6wLldE9-RTg65KxQW76YnXTAzoufASK2k7JD/s1600-h/sunset_2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030129589539586242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3TlRb_ydppj81p1cJyf_Bk1egm5JFRjPS9PEmrREQaSBDWwkFEZ44oPUVnkXX_quQd7VK44rdzyI_mrW90lq4Bnehn42uNUF6wLldE9-RTg65KxQW76YnXTAzoufASK2k7JD/s400/sunset_2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-73820285424576162832007-02-10T20:02:00.000-08:002007-02-10T20:01:03.376-08:00Family<div align="center">Pictures taken by Art Irwin</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWivir7HAAImJ52uLj9EFHmBisE3aYhy5fxaRNgvxYYBprPAf7YXqKXotnV-v9g7wm6vpKqrawk9kXrtSfJ82FwCBorT0020O6XnzENx7aonMhJ4ga3WGlZWVdDpUhBW_OKKLz/s1600-h/IMG_7275.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030126866530320498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWivir7HAAImJ52uLj9EFHmBisE3aYhy5fxaRNgvxYYBprPAf7YXqKXotnV-v9g7wm6vpKqrawk9kXrtSfJ82FwCBorT0020O6XnzENx7aonMhJ4ga3WGlZWVdDpUhBW_OKKLz/s400/IMG_7275.JPG" border="0" /></a> Back row: Grandma, Rebecca, Me, Mom</div><div align="center">Front row: Aunt Sandy, Nelly (cousin), Aunt Victoria</div><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtT3zUtVwMlu5O5ZTse_dcEYTN2LR7UWU6yzXGQ9sAglz5QfZhXHiAVruSTPg_wsi_NPsTkRyiLJyCaFxr7UFJihQAOxtsRMhd4Omnf0IXE0H1wn7kNJb5izWVVlyhDuUZz37/s1600-h/IMG_7289.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030126866530320514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtT3zUtVwMlu5O5ZTse_dcEYTN2LR7UWU6yzXGQ9sAglz5QfZhXHiAVruSTPg_wsi_NPsTkRyiLJyCaFxr7UFJihQAOxtsRMhd4Omnf0IXE0H1wn7kNJb5izWVVlyhDuUZz37/s400/IMG_7289.jpg" border="0" /><p align="center"></a> Uncle David, doing what he does best--cooking!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4p3ui2sUXW0hkZiQGYaMqAfMrA6iYdfNPwbdJtoTVUSYmqnIU1PA3SeBeOr4r4UCkFoppp_FSqam8PixbgpaP1CrdAmtHIb8NfdW4_UP_bJFLYVxYNl0nqPJ_oSn2wUmzBf1s/s1600-h/IMG_7244.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030126870825287826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4p3ui2sUXW0hkZiQGYaMqAfMrA6iYdfNPwbdJtoTVUSYmqnIU1PA3SeBeOr4r4UCkFoppp_FSqam8PixbgpaP1CrdAmtHIb8NfdW4_UP_bJFLYVxYNl0nqPJ_oSn2wUmzBf1s/s400/IMG_7244.JPG" border="0" /></a> Art (my bro) and Nelly</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1RK1Wequo2tnVOr4lwnN21SdZqY-pMMlo10VFP5cH98CcUCXke-Ju4J4QuL2_wKITy_g3AT0uVIr81sEKwuGBioddsezMmb2Y-axh7ULWVmKxVxZGem_IFyv-Z-sLGg_5W8Z/s1600-h/IMG_7309.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030126870825287842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1RK1Wequo2tnVOr4lwnN21SdZqY-pMMlo10VFP5cH98CcUCXke-Ju4J4QuL2_wKITy_g3AT0uVIr81sEKwuGBioddsezMmb2Y-axh7ULWVmKxVxZGem_IFyv-Z-sLGg_5W8Z/s400/IMG_7309.JPG" border="0" /><p align="center"></a>My daddy (I love this picture!)</p>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-14220831456789151272007-02-10T19:53:00.000-08:002007-02-10T19:52:51.218-08:00Near Half Moon Bay, CA<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OBc5AKW8CuXDdc1JqL1zUo5jzRPm3u_B_DHNSB4txXiw4Z3yuSi41moibdk3lMddrVgyRsr5mhzp7wobXiKgcmOTduHQNXtbLvDCsK3C4SD_DEN-SvuZEk39X7n7-wPFHlXn/s1600-h/sunset_vertical.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030121429101723714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OBc5AKW8CuXDdc1JqL1zUo5jzRPm3u_B_DHNSB4txXiw4Z3yuSi41moibdk3lMddrVgyRsr5mhzp7wobXiKgcmOTduHQNXtbLvDCsK3C4SD_DEN-SvuZEk39X7n7-wPFHlXn/s400/sunset_vertical.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLWO6xmOpInDZG_7nxuaPrHQ83ZmDQavOfqcj6lbRr_9m2PGz2Nalweuw21f-Zx2Rv_rLemvcNfjEWv4Xdwqa9w-lMMATdGuGgs52Ri9pQ7lDnYjH8a2FB7K0LF1dflt7IIfn/s1600-h/sunset_birds.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030121433396691026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLWO6xmOpInDZG_7nxuaPrHQ83ZmDQavOfqcj6lbRr_9m2PGz2Nalweuw21f-Zx2Rv_rLemvcNfjEWv4Xdwqa9w-lMMATdGuGgs52Ri9pQ7lDnYjH8a2FB7K0LF1dflt7IIfn/s400/sunset_birds.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0a60Poduls5OMJNzWslfHXq1_uCj5pdgN2kADyWlrUdKxLJTUgyjwiVDMUW0lg-D2mZJUfL-lbxr_USj2v-jo5vCFGxEMPQyVjD4Rz4N3Uwmj36faeD4pT60rIrG00nDI8h1E/s1600-h/Art_7440.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030121437691658338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0a60Poduls5OMJNzWslfHXq1_uCj5pdgN2kADyWlrUdKxLJTUgyjwiVDMUW0lg-D2mZJUfL-lbxr_USj2v-jo5vCFGxEMPQyVjD4Rz4N3Uwmj36faeD4pT60rIrG00nDI8h1E/s400/Art_7440.jpg" border="0" /></a> My parents (picture taken by Art Irwin, my bro)<br /><br /></div>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-83748601632773196532007-02-10T19:39:00.000-08:002007-02-10T19:50:56.419-08:00San Francisco Day Trip<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_oa1qac9JVcdIJCwD0tj_0BxU0ofir8EPkIF6y5l50F7fpyXTF0M9LahflWC29FXR3x_f9ahFNdenrsiKlT4vtA6RRCYg86vwjJBTJ1pWaM6oaUebedwkV_qlQtiF_eFJs8l/s1600-h/IMG_0860.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030119062574743570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_oa1qac9JVcdIJCwD0tj_0BxU0ofir8EPkIF6y5l50F7fpyXTF0M9LahflWC29FXR3x_f9ahFNdenrsiKlT4vtA6RRCYg86vwjJBTJ1pWaM6oaUebedwkV_qlQtiF_eFJs8l/s400/IMG_0860.JPG" border="0" /></a> Left to right: David and Victoria (Barclay); Lowell and Sandy (Fast)</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJbsCV-XcGBxwIddM7LZHrE8NBgtw5d2k4YV8bizh6TFBwpnNkhFPe_Fcya9MvmrQeQOoJ8MpRWOlcE46tbCfvBb-sRKx0xbhuHAAzsQt5aJBSFP9fByfBG1U1uDgzVgcbJTI/s1600-h/IMG_0869.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030119066869710882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJbsCV-XcGBxwIddM7LZHrE8NBgtw5d2k4YV8bizh6TFBwpnNkhFPe_Fcya9MvmrQeQOoJ8MpRWOlcE46tbCfvBb-sRKx0xbhuHAAzsQt5aJBSFP9fByfBG1U1uDgzVgcbJTI/s400/IMG_0869.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0_Y-n7JieOoBbSr9zoFCubNM05z8TRi3p8wu0JhTERnGcGzenQ0p_Hef1W2QjXop8yGbBFkby-6VgJpVTj42yhn0rGJSf71i-3tG6B68i3EH1blKBURPduP7iKhIocUV29oW/s1600-h/IMG_0880.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030119071164678194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0_Y-n7JieOoBbSr9zoFCubNM05z8TRi3p8wu0JhTERnGcGzenQ0p_Hef1W2QjXop8yGbBFkby-6VgJpVTj42yhn0rGJSf71i-3tG6B68i3EH1blKBURPduP7iKhIocUV29oW/s400/IMG_0880.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-75552181271423594142007-02-10T19:05:00.000-08:002007-02-10T19:05:15.277-08:00Slacking...It seems I have been slacking in the communication department as of late. I have spent a lot of time catching up on e-mails and phone calls in the last week or so. I guess I should post more often, although I don't know that I have much of interest to share...<br /><br />Life here on the central coast of CA is kind of same ol', same ol'... I work from 8:30 to 5--Tuesday through Friday--in the office at my church. I'm involved in some missions stuff, choir, worship team, a couple of Bible studies, and a community group.<br /><br />What's been happening over the past few months? Well, I guess I never posted pictures of my car, as I said I would. It seems every time I think of it, it's dark... Oh, well, maybe some day I'll get around to it. I'm happy to say that I can drive a stick now, thanks to the combined efforts of several members of the male gender who were generous enough to offer me their time and talents! I confess, however, that I have not become a manual aficionado as of yet. Maybe with time... I doubt it. :)<br /><br />I was able to go to my parents' house in El Paso, TX, for Thanksgiving, which was a blessing. It's still a little surreal that my parents OWN a home; chalk it up to the constant wanderings of a missionary family, I guess.<br /><br />We had a family reunion of sorts over Christmas and New Year's. My parents came out from Texas, and we headed up to San Jose to join my grandparents, my brother, and 4 of my dad's brothers and sisters (and their families). It's rare for us all to be together, so we took advantage of the time to visit and... eat, of course. Some of us took a day trip to San Francisco, which was wonderful; the weather was absolutely clear (due to TONS of wind), which afforded a beautiful view of the bridge and the bay.<br /><br />While we were there, my parents and I stayed in the same house we had lived in as a family on furlough (2000). It brought back all kinds of memories, especially since the house is quite old and a bit quirky. One of its most endearing quirks is that the staircase is conveniently located in the bathroom... yes, you read that correctly. So you better enjoy where you are right now (upstairs or downstairs) 'cause you could be stuck there for a while. Actually, it's amazing how quickly you get used to something, and it just becomes normal. We were grateful for the provision of the house in 2000 and again during the 2 weeks we were there for Christmas!<br /><br />I am thinking and praying about my future. I would appreciate your prayers for wisdom and direction as I walk through life, endeavoring to see what God's path is for me.<br /><br />I will post again when I have something more to share. :)Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-1160889435777391462006-10-14T21:28:00.000-07:002006-10-14T22:17:15.853-07:00Team Members<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/IMG_0742.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/IMG_0742.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is Hannah Miller, a good friend of mine. Her husband, Aaron, was our team leader. This picture came out kinda neat; it was taken on Charles Bridge in Prague.</div><div align="center"> </div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/IMG_0731.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/IMG_0731.jpg" border="0" /></a>Left to right (also taken on the bridge): Laurel, Hannah and Aaron, Cory (my teaching partner) </p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/IMG_0711.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/IMG_0711.jpg" border="0" /></a>Laurel and Hannah (in HB, the city where the church is; the full name is too difficult :) </p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/IMG_0629.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/IMG_0629.jpg" border="0" /></a>Me :) (We took a field trip with the students to a picturesque city called Telc.)</p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/IMG_0626.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/IMG_0626.jpg" border="0" /></a>Left to right: Matt Douglas (Amy's brother) and Stephen (climbing up a tower in Telc)</p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/IMG_0565.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/IMG_0565.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>Keith and Chris Anderson (We went to a Dvorak symphony together in Prague.) </p><p><br /></p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/IMG_0549.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/IMG_0549.0.jpg" border="0" /><p align="center"></a> Left to right: Kellie (I rented from her and her husband all last year), Hannah, Laurel, Matt Knorr, Stephen</p>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19842534.post-1160886405205908462006-10-14T21:05:00.000-07:002006-10-14T21:26:45.550-07:00Czech Students<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/IMG_0633.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/IMG_0633.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is Denisa; as you can see, she is FULL of life! :) </div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/IMG_0645.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/IMG_0645.jpg" border="0" /></a>Left to right: Amy Douglas (good friend/team member), Denisa and Lenka (who made the cake for me), me </p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/IMG_0597.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/IMG_0597.jpg" border="0" /></a> Happy Birthday!</p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/tshirts.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/tshirts.jpg" border="0" /></a> Making t-shirts with our class...</p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/1600/play_2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/play_2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Every class did a skit at the end of the week; we did a comic version of a makeover TV show they have in the Czech Republic.</p><p><br /></p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3448/1972/400/class_mybirthday.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Our class (I'm holding a birthday card they all made for me.)</p><p align="center">Top row, left to right: Bara, Libor, Vojta, Martin</p><p align="center">Bottom row, left to right: Iva, me, Dana, Lukas, Denisa<br /><br /></p>Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317559058768853575noreply@blogger.com1