No News is Good News...

Whoa, who changed the screen?? Do you see green? Everything looks different to me! I guess Dean's got in here. Cool. If it looks the same to you, something has changed on my blog page! anyways...

Well, no news is good news. Seriously, we have very little news to report in the area of general life out here, since we last wrote. Things are going very well. The kids are all fine, Maya is really reading words, so everyday I get all excited about that. Dean is still continually heading out to the new school to work on the progress there. There is ALWAYS alot to do in our library, from fine tuning the current library, to preparing for the new space, which is HUGE in comparison to our small space now.

And if anyone's looking for a special project to donate towards, the Logos library just might be it! We are in need of shelving, some desks and furniture, a magazine display--most things you can imagine in a new library. And our budget is... $0.
I had a certified librarian from OMF come out and look at our new facility, and she was just thrilled with the space and gave many good suggestions for it's use. We will continue to work with her a bit, and hopefully get something really special up and running to serve the school and the community, as libraries of any quality, are few and far between here.

Everyone keeps asking... are you guys staying on for another year? Are you going back? What are your plans? What do you guys think you're going to do...? We certainly don't blame everyone for the questions, and it's nice that they're interested. I'm sure all of you are to a degree as well. The answer to date is: No news is good news! Seriously! We've been asking God, trying to listen, and we honestly still don't know what His path is for us. That's ok with me--we still have some time. haha. (Am I still going to be so easy going about things in a few months from now?)

What I can say though with certainty, is that God has a very definitive plan, and I can see some of the pieces starting to come into play. It's very exciting and I look forward to sharing with all of you when we know the anwers. No news, so far, is good news, because everything about God is good, so when he is ready to share with us, it will be good news, even if it's not. (do you get what I mean??)

Happy birthdays to my two beautiful nephews, Benjamin 6 and Emmett, 2. and to Justine, on her 12th Birthday. From the pictures I see, that's 12 going on 16! What a beautiful girl you are! You all are beautiful. Glad to have you in our lives. Congratulations also, to that small little bump on Tracy, that is going to turn into a much larger bump over the next few months! We are so excited for you and for us to be aunty and uncle again! yay for babies!

We are heading into a week long vacation, as the King's Birthday and Khmer Water Festival all line up together. We will be back to school Wed, Nov 3. Then I will really start gearing up for the two Christmas concerts I will be involved with--the elementary musical, and the middle/high school concert. Looking forward to both, although alot of work ahead to put together two Christ-honoring shows. We are blessed to be able to spend this coming vacation going to Malaysia, and spending 6 days in Kuala Lumpur. (this was my infamous, $0 ticket seat sale, booked way back last year! Seriously! 5 return tickets for just the taxes and fuel surcharge, which was $150!) So, we're going to enjoy a bit of civiliation--movie theatres, shopping malls and maybe a starbucks or two. The things we can't get here. (Ok, maybe 3 starbucks--we'll see how expensive they are out there!)

Will sign off. Thanks all for your prayers. We continually remember you as well. If you get any inklings from the Lord about our future, let us know. You may be part of the plan! Cool.
L

PS Oh ya, the mold is growing back on the girls' desks, and it's on their drawers (made of the same type of wood) and on a shelf in our downstairs. Weird. And Gross. I managed this weekend, by borrowing spices and a blender from Ilana down the street, to make 2 pumpkin pies from pumpkin that was cooked over the thanksgiving weekend, but never had enough time to put into a pie then. Quite delicious, if I don't say so myself! (Sorry mom, really wanted to save you a piece!) However, main part of my story--MOLD ON MY ROLLING PIN! It's true--this green, dusty-type mold, same as on the desks. It must be because we back onto a lake, that it's just that much more humid inside the house. Washes off easy, but still. No mold is good mold!
See ya!