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For the past few weeks the girls and I have been going to Kids Club on Saturday mornings. It is hosted by Calvary Chapel here in Jaco and it is held at a park in one of the poorest neighborhoods in town. Yesterday I finally remembered to take my camera so I could take some pictures to share with you all. Bella wasn't feeling great so she isn't in any of them :(The first thing they do is a game

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I can't believe we are into our last week here. I know I have said this before, but the past two weeks have just flown by! The first two were kind of difficult with some of us not feeling well and everyone just trying to adjust to being here, but these past two have been jam packed! We have been able to do some fun stuff in the past few weeks. On Sunday we went to a Super Bowl party :) I can not

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I can not believe that we have been here for a little over two weeks already! In some ways it seems much longer and in some ways it seems like we have just gotten here. It is such a crazy feeling! The last few days have been busy ones. We have spent time in bible studies, hiking in Manuel Antonio National Park, Joel has been doing some work at the property, we have had dinner with some

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It has been a few days since I've done an update so I am going to give an overview of the past few days. On Thursday, we didn't do much. We just hung around the condo...JD still wasn't feeling great so after grocery shopping, Joel and I went to the pharmacy and got him some of the "magic pills" that I had taken. They helped a bunch with the pressure in his head. He is still fighting a bit of a

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Today, after school work was done, we packed up the kiddos and headed to Playa Hermosa. It is only about a 10 minute drive around the mountain. The kids had a blast in the water and we had the whole beach to ourselves :) It was the first time the girls and I had been in the water since we got here a week ago. It is crazy to think that a week has gone by already. Jaco is becoming a little more

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Today was a great day! Makayla woke up very weak but after getting some liquids and some food in her, she was a completely new person! It was amazing and I was so thankful because I didn't feel so great today. I've been battling this head cold and have had a throbbing headache for the past 6 days. Finally I went to the pharmacy and the pharmacist gave me something...I am not sure what it is and

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I woke up this morning not knowing what to expect. I was very tired from being up during the night with Makayla. She was very sick and I spent most of the night praying over her and asking God to heal her. Specifically I asked God to break her fever. Miraculously, everyone slept in later this morning....we all needed it! Praise God, when Makayla woke up this morning, she still had a headache

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Well, we've been here for 5 days. The past few days we haven't really done much. We've been battling coughs, headaches, & fevers :( I, personally, have been battling a bad attitude!!!! I know that so many of our friends and family have been praying for us and we are so grateful for each and every one of you!!! Despite all of the "yuckies" we've had some great family time playing games, just

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"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you"I am leaning very heavily on this verse today. We have been here for 4 days now and I have felt sick on and off since Wednesday morning, JD has had headaches for 3 days, and now this morning, Makayla woke up with a headache and a fever. I really wish that I could say that despite all of this, I am doing

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Well, after a very long day of traveling, that began at 1am on Wednesday morning, we made it safely to Costa Rica yesterday around 1pm. I was amazed at how smooth everything went. I had shared with a few of you how anxious I was about the traveling part, but I know you must have been praying because it went seamlessly :) The only thing that was a bummer is that Tuesday night I started getting

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Well, I can't believe that the time for our family trip is almost here! On one hand it seems like we have been waiting forever to take the kids to Costa Rica....as it has been two years....but on the other hand it seems like just yesterday. Do you ever feel like that? It's an odd feeling.Many have asked if I am "ready" to go. "Weeelllllll....." is usually my reply. Being "ready" can be a

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Wow, I can't believe how long it has been since I have updated this :( Like I said in the first post...I never pictured myself a "blogger"....don't get me wrong, I love to talk and to write, but getting on here has proved harder than I thought it would be.Where to begin????? So much has happened since my last post about the Fund Raiser. I guess I will start by letting everyone know how the

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What - Dinner, Raffle & Silent AuctionWhere - Plantation Landing Clubhouse 342 Gaskins Lane Wilmington, NC 28411When - Saturday October 10, 2009 7-9:30pmWhy - To share with others where God is leading us and to raise support to help get our family to Jaco, Costa Rica.Cost - $8 per person (children 12 and under are free) includes dinner and enters you in the raffle (the Grand Prize is a $200 Gift

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Lists....I love making lists because then I get to check off the things that actually get done. There's no greater sense of accomplishment for me than to see that little piece of paper all covered in checks! So we've been making lists for our upcoming move....and it doesn't seem like very much is getting checked off :( We didn't realize how difficult it would be to plan this move. It's not

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Patience has never been my strong suit....having said that I like to think that over the years I have learned to become more patient. Having 4 children has brought about levels of patience in myself that I never thought were possible! Home schooling those 4 children has revealed levels of patience that I did not even know existed! Yet here I am, dealing with impatience again. So what am I so

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Here are some of the pictures of our trip to Costa Rica in February. I can't believe it has been almost two months since we have been back...I feel like I have left a piece of my heart there. It already feels like home....it's weird how that can happen. I hope you enjoy these pics as much as we do!!! The town of Jaco.The shopping center where Radical Church (the Spanish church that works with

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Well, this is the very first blog post I have ever done...I guess some would say that puts me waaayyy behind the times...they're probably right :) I am creating this blog so that we will be able to keep in touch with our family and friends while we will be living in Costa Rica. Some of you may be saying "You're moving to Costa Rica? Why are you moving to Costa Rica?" So, I will attempt to tell

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