Tea Time

Yesterday the senior girls (Grade 12 for you Canadians!) were honored at an afternoon tea - each one could invite "a woman who has had a significant role in their life at BFA". Those girls from the senior class who live locally invited their moms. The girls who live in the residences could choose someone to invite, and 4 of my small group invited me. What an honor!
We were given the opportunity to share a blessing to pass on to "our girls". I shared (tried to share - through my tears!) two verses that are very meaningful to me and express my heart and prayer for these precious women.
"Therefore my sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown....stand firm in the Lord"! - Philippians 4:13
"They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor." - Isaiah 61:3
Katey, Jessica, Lizzy, Kyra and Anna have all grown so much at BFA. They are becoming oaks of righteousness who are a beautiful display of His splendor! My prayer is that they will stand firm in the Lord as they leave this place. Then they will continue to blossom and bring glory to Him by "displaying Him" whenever they go.




Lizzy, Jessica, Stephanie, and Jessica. Stephanie is these 3 girls' dorm mom. She is an amazing woman of God and an incredible example to me. I have the privilege of working alongside her when Tim and I sub at Palmgarten.







Me and Kate, a sweet Australian who went to Kenya with me last year.

Mother and daughter, Diane and Hannah. Diane is in my ladies Bible study group. I am going to miss her!

Rachel and Anna with Miss Young, a long-time English teacher at BFA. She is the BEST!! She has helped to prepare many BFA students for life in the college classroom.

Mothers and daughters

An afternoon in France

The long-awaited sun woke us this morning (we have been having weeks of rainy cool weather) and we decided to take advantage of it! We drove an hour to our favorite Alsace region in France and spent our time in the quaint town of Kayserberg, known for wine and pottery among other things. Delightful!

Tyler's home!

It is GREAT to have Tyler home, even though he can only be here for one week! He heads back to LeTourneau next Tuesday to begin his next flight course. I have been giving him some cooking/baking tips since he will be "on his own" this summer, living in an apartment on campus, working at LeTourneau's summer camps, and taking flight lessons.



Tyler's last schnitzel meal in Germany! )o;

One last visit to his old elementary school.....many happy memories of this place!

Blog Header Picture

The picture that is currently on our blog header was taken above our town. Our house is in this picture (somewhere on the right-hand side). How fortunate we are to live in such a beautiful location, don't you agree?!

BFA Board Farewell

One week ago today the BFA Board (that Tim has served on for many years), hosted a farewell for us. These pictures will give you just a small taste of what a beautiful evening it was. We were overwhelmed by the kind comments, the video presentation, the decorations, the food, and all of the people, Germans included, who attended.
Thank-you, Doris and Eileen, for sharing your pictures with me so I could post them!






Normally this is a brick patio on any given school day. The night of our farewell the patio was transformed into a beautiful garden with fresh dirt, flowers, etc... Pictures don't do it justice!

Visiting with German friends who attended.







My amazing small group of girls helped to host the evening. They were servers and servants in every respect, helping out wherever needed! I am so proud of them!