2010-A Year in Review

I look back on 2010 with many amazing memories.  Most of our year was spent at this wonderful place of service...

Bangalore, India.  

My life will forever be changed because of this place.  It was a hard place yet the Father showed himself in a new way during our time here.

We started 2010 with our Little Lady turning 9.  She had the most wonderful birthday with lots of friends.  She is a beautiful girl, inside and out! (I'm a little biased)

We learned to accept so many of the different cultural norms to "fit" in.  When the nationals saw us dressing as they did, speaking as they did or at least attempting to, so many doors were opened.  Below is a church we really enjoyed attending.  It was very traditional as the women were required to cover our heads.  Some days I didn't mind except when it was over a 100 degrees and the electricity had gone out and the fans were off.  Can you believe that I even had thoughts like...these men should try covering their heads and then they could understand how stinkin hot is really is?  In church I had these thoughts.  :)  We met some of our most wonderful national believing friends in this church. 

2010 brought many opportunities of service.  Our language skills had far to go but we were able to talk about normal everyday things with the nationals. 

We spent a couple of afternoons with the young ladies below.  We did crafts with them.  What fun times!

Little Lady and Little Man both had a wonderful school year.  On the last day of school we went to celebrate at our new Taco Bell!  Yummy!

In June we had the chance to return to one of the most amazing places in the world...Darjeeling.  Hubby and I took a trip there in 2006 without the kids.  We never thought we would go back.  The Father blessed us with an unexpected trip back to this amazing place!  

Below is Little Man and Hubby crossing over from Nepal into India.

In August Hubby and I celebrated 13 years of glorious marriage.  Ok, maybe not always glorious, but it has been a wonderful time!  :) We celebrated by going out on the town to one of our most favorite restaurants.

Little Man celebrated his 8th birthday in September and was able to even find a camel to ride that month!  We now know he is allergic to camels.  Ha!

In September we made another move to Thailand.  These little travelers are pros now!

In October we add a new little member to our family...Mittens!

These last few months of 2010 we have spent much time adjusting to life in a new culture.  Getting our home set up, learning language, starting back up with home school, and Hubby starting a new job.  We live in a beautiful part of the world and have made a little time to enjoy it.  Below are two of my most favorite of the kids from this year...

We miss India but love our new culture.  We have so much to learn.  

I pray this year will be one of building deep relationships with the nationals here

and finding our places of services.

Goodbye 2010...hello to 2011~