Category: Happy Happy! Joy Joy!
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Christa is drifting off to sleep in the bedroom. Anna and Sarah have been in their respective dream states for some time now. I am in the living room tapping away at the laptop. All is suddenly right with the world. It’s good when home is home and that’s where you and your family all…
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Christa will be back in Xining tomorrow at 5 p.m. (Happy, happy, joy, joy!) Praise Him! (And just in the knick of time, too. I am pretty sure Anna was just about to discover that I have been using the same pony tail style on her hair consecutively for the past 6 days. Plus, I…
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Well, the electricity is still *on* (coffee was made, showers were taken, breakfast rolls were nuked) but I still feel like I need to be using the available resource. I thought I’d post some pictures that show that there is JOY in life and its many experiences (even in hardship and struggle.) This joy is,…
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OK, so it’s not China’s anniversary, it’s OUR anniversary (the Johnson family’s) –our FIRST year living in China. On August 22nd of last year we arrived here in China (Xining). (I am pretty sure that’s when our plane touched down at least, but my records are a little fuzzy around that time.) The 22nd is…
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August the 3rd is a pretty important day for me for 2 BIG reasons: 1. It is my mom’s birthday! (Picture is a bit outdated. Recognize that toothless little girl holding her toes?) 2. It is my youngest daughter Sarah’s birthday! I can’t express enough just how much I love these two ladies (who are…
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Congrats to my friend, Pete, in St. Paul, Minnesota (I know I’m really supposed to say "the Twin Cities") for being the one person to own the privilege of having been… the 15,000th HIT on the yeti-speak…. Pete, if I ever make up an "official" yeti-speak…T-shirt (and I am seriously considering it) I will send…
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Our good friends, Josh & Laura, arrived in Xining at about 2 p.m. today! It’s been a whole year already; so it’s so great to finally see them again. I think all six of us (Anna & Sarah included) were just beaming in our reunion the whole day. It’s a lot of fun having them…
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My friend Pete’s second son, Taylor Davis, was born just recently. Congrats, Pete and Nicole and family! Taylor was born with a pretty severe cleft palate. He will be having a few surgeries to correct this condition. Since learning about Taylor, Anna (my oldest) at bedtime has been asking to pray for him every night. …
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On June 4th, she’s OVER THE HILL… Happy 30th to my sister, Nicole (she’s the one in the middle)! Nik, Now you are officially OLD. Glad you could join the club along with the rest of us. Hope it’s a wonderful day! Remember you are loved and we are thinking of you on your birthday.…
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Just wanted to wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my good friend and revolutionary brother, Tomas. You may have heard about him if you’ve been following the progress of this blog over the last 9 months or so. In order to protect his identity, I’ve slightly modified his picture… Tomas, may your revolutions abound on your…
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