Ellie loves to play pretend. And we are frequently asked by her about different movies or tv shows if something is real or pretend. In that same vein, if she were to ask about the images on this blog, I would say the following photos really happened. Let's just 'pretend' that Cydil isn't several weeks behind on posting these images of special memories from our November trip to Ohio!
The week after Thanksgiving we had lots of visits on our schedule...
First up: Global Cafe` at Ohio Christian University in Circleville. We were super excited about this since you know college students are our absolute fave (especially those interested in missions) and that we used to 'do' Global Cafe` every Sunday down at Asbury. AND, not the least of which we would also get to hang out with our friends, the Williamsons. I appreciated seeing how Andrea did things and had so well appointed the WGM house there.
The kids enjoyed hanging out with the Williamson kids and we were also able to have Mom and Dad Waggoner bless us with their presence! The missions prof attended and afterwards invited Nathan to come share at his class the next morning. All in all, we were really encouraged by our time with our old (and new) friends at OCU!
The next evening we went to Newark and met the families of a couple of Nathan's high school classmates, Jason and Susannah (Jason was a groomsman in our wedding!). In the bottom right you can see our first clue that Reni was coming down with something that would eventually knock us (and our plans) down for the rest of the week. It was a neat evening of conversation and sharing. Susannah's family is also headed out in the next year for their first term as missionaries in Belize!
After three days cooped up in the house dealing with coughs, colds, and fevers, we ventured out with Mom and Dad W to investigate the nearby village of Lithopolis.
Every time we visit Mom and Dad W, we drive by the beautiful library below. This particular day I was excited to finally venture indoors! Wow. What a treasure for this tiny town!
The children's section of the library hosted all sorts of special activities for children. Ellie wasn't brave enough for a paint brush to touch her face, but consented to a Santa on her hand. Reni requested the gingerbread man and made some cute comment about how we would never be able to catch him. In all subsequent photos, you will see Reni holding his hand out stiff to protect the artwork from smudging.
We don't really 'do' Santa in our family, but I couldn't refuse the photo op. I wish I could remember everything that was said, but I love out attentively Santa appears to be listening. He did ask something to the effect of whether or not we had a dog, and Reni told him that his Nonna had a dog, but that she had bad breath.
More "catching up" posts to come!
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