Living on St Croix
Signs of Progress
There’s something so satisfying about weeding the garden. When you start, there’s a problem. When you finish, everything is neat, tidy and pristine. It’s the same with cleaning. Start – dirt and mess. Finish- shiny and smelling good. Painting is a joyous task. Start with ugly, end with glossy. Being able to see the fruit … Continue reading
New Coat of Paint
Now that we have a new front door and the roof is nearly on, tasks of somewhat lesser importance can be begun. This past week, I took on a task myself that I’ve always been just a mere helper on before, but this time I was It! That task was painting the exterior of the … Continue reading
Love in Action
I’m tired today, but not nearly as tired as the fourteen people Karl and I took to the airport this morning at six AM to catch a flight home. That dozen-plus-two worked hard this week, and they leave behind some real progress in the hurricane recovery and restoration for Frederiksted Baptist Church and the home … Continue reading
Lizard Lessons
One of the things I’ve learned about since I first came to the Caribbean is lizards. At first, I was enamored with the large iguanas. They are so prehistoric, Godzilla-like. I liked them at first, mostly because of their novelty. But then the novelty wore off and I learned how destructive they are – in … Continue reading
Can You See It?
Sometimes on clear days we can see Puerto Rico from our house. There’s about a ninety mile stretch of open water between us and them, and if the clouds are somewhere else and the humidity is low, we can see the coastal outline on the horizon. It’s one of those cool things that happen – … Continue reading
Too Many to Count
I’m counting my blessings, so I really don’t have time to blog today. There are so many of them. Amidst a continuing parade of wrinkles and hurdles, this week has reminded me how loved I am both from heaven and from earth. Last week, our dear friend Greg and his son Cade came to our … Continue reading
Traffic Anarchy
When the hurricane twins blew through, they took our electricity with them. I’ve already talked about that and how wonderful having power back on at the house is. Another aspect of the storms was that street lights and traffic lights were destroyed and damaged, and the ones that were still standing had no power to … Continue reading
The control freak in me is NOT happy
There’s a verse in Romans (12:12) that says, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” When I think about that verse, I know that I’m pretty good at one (faithful in prayer), somewhat adequate at one (joyful in hope), and really lousy at one (patient in affliction). Since ‘the ladies’ (named … Continue reading
Full Circle Again… Happy New Year 2018!
I love New Year’s nearly as much as Christmas. I’ve talked before about how I liked being a teacher because it was a career that provided complete circles – beginnings and endings each year. What I love about it mostly is that, in both the end of a school year or the end of … Continue reading
Christmas recap
Christmas didn’t arrive yesterday morning with a jolly elf dressed in a red suit, suspenders and a plush cap riding a sleigh. No, not even close. Christmas came yesterday at 6:22 a.m. with a crew of burly men dressed in tan or orange shirts with safety harnesses and hard hats riding bucket trucks. Instead … Continue reading
