Thursday, February 02, 2012

It's Thursday, and nobody took any photos while we were away! I can hardly believe it! Kaleb's art teacher assigned him to take some pictures every day this week, so maybe that will help my blog. Here's hoping!

My friend Missy in spending tonight in the tribe... lucky lady:). I found out last evening that this will be her second visit to a tribe, though she said the first visit wasn't very "tribal"! Going to visit a tribal work always makes me feel like I am home at some level... which comes from having moved into a tribe when I was about 6 weeks old. It made me smile to realize that she may be feeling in a tribe about like I felt my first time on a farm, in a big mall, or going to Chi-Chi's restaurant: out of place.

While we were away I was thinking a bit about my blog. I remembered how I started this blog to prove, once and for all, that my life was much like yours, that we as missionary families face life much like anybody else. Looking for some feedback here-- do you think our lives are more similar or more different since you started reading this blog? Thanks for commenting or sending me a quick note on that one!

Kevin drove a good part of the way home yesterday, and did a good job of it, if I'm allowed to say that.

And, I'm beating that cold!

4 comments:

Patrick said...

You don't have anything to prove to us. From what I have seen over the years is a desirable trait of loving God, family, His work and putting it all into practice in a daily fashion. Thank you for your steadfastness.

Garry and Cynthia Barkman said...

Yeah, I guess that sounded funny... I didn't mean to prove anything in a bad way! Just that I thought if I blogged about life here it would seem more similar to life elsewhere... but I think in the end, our priority on God and people is the same, but the circumstances of life away from North America is distant than life in North America!
We sure appreciate you and Mary... thanks for your friendship!

us5 said...

it's sure the same God that is with us wherever we are! and the same sins that challenge us, and the same grace that we all need...

Garry and Cynthia Barkman said...

Amen, us5! Same God, same sins, same grace! Love that thought!