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Twelfth Week: Home in Hamilton

Posted on by Jeff Jackson

Back to regular cereal and coffee.

But am I ever glad to have coffee! One thing the UK and Ireland do not have is better coffee than here, but that’s just my opinion. I drank a lot of good tea over there, though!

The kids with their cousins Haviland and Victoria.

Well, we have been back in town for almost a week now, trying to recover from the jet lag. We woke up last week in Ireland, and got up extra early to return our rental car. Luckily, the B&B was very close to the airport. We were out the door at 6:00am (1:00am EST!) and caught our flight out of Shannon in no time. Luckily, our flight was a bit early, but that only meant our layover in London was going to be longer. Read More

Third Week – Packing & Pentecost

Posted on by Jeff Jackson

Still eating cereal…finished off the last box of blueberry clusters.

Our cupboards are just about bare. Molly has been rationing out the remaining food for the last few weeks, and I have to say, she has done a splendid job. We never once said, “Why are we eating leftover spaghetti and tuna fish sandwiches for dinner?” Her meal-planning is masterful.

This week has been painfully long as we approach the big trip. Molly and I both had long lists to accomplish this week in preparation for being gone for two months. It’s pretty strange to leave for two months and have to pare down all your most important things to a list to be checked off. But everything is in good hands, and neither of us will have to worry about anything left. We are so grateful to all of those people who are bearing our regular burdens at the church and at home so that we can enjoy ourselves. It truly is a weight off our shoulders.    Read More