Home sweet home!

Part of the problem with finishing a project is that  then...it is done!  The problem with leaving a place to come home is that you are then leaving a place you now think of as "home", and you must leave people you have grown to love..

Our dear, sweet students gave us a delightful "going away" party, our last night in Ghana.  Wonderful food, gifts, games, a delightful song and even dancing.  We already miss them terribly.

Sierra and Katrina arrived safely and stayed with us for a day while we prepared and packed to return to the US.   They had their hair all braided and it was beautiful.  Fortunately, they also had an empty suitcase or we would have never made it home!

The students presented us with an awesome woven picture of an African woman with a trumpet.  It is beautiful!

Some of our beautiful gifts...and certificates of appreciation

 The day after flying in, we went to Bear Lake to celebrate Hailey's birthday.  In the last couple of weeks, we have reported to the Stake High Council, spoken in Sacrament Meeting, rejoined friends in lunches and dinners out, re-organized John's office at USU, moved back into our home, and pretty much slipped back into our schedule.

This week, however was the passing of the family missionary baton.  On Aug. 21 we picked up Marisa at the airport as she flew in from Iowa and we took her to the Missionary Training Center in Provo.  If the Visa arrives, she will land in Fortaleza-east, Brazil in 6 weeks to begin her mission of 18 months.  Thus, the start of a new adventure!