how to say goodbye for 3 years

how to say goodbye for 3 years

i can’t believe we made it through the dreaded goodbye! it feels so much better to have spent a memorable + lovely week with family and now have the goodbye over with. here’s how we say goodbye for 3 years… :(  1. give memorable gifts… i had 

boxes & blessings

boxes & blessings

the final few days spent with my entire family before my parents are off on their adventure………… ^^ we helped them pack up their house for the movers, that’s when reality started to hit :( ^^ my dad starting to pack for 3 years… can 

so long, farewell

so long, farewell

last weekend we had all of the farewell  festivities for my parents…with their open house / going away party saturday night, and their farewell talks and program sunday.  it was lots of emotion and goodness wrapped up into 48 hours! it was so fun to 

my parents are moving to….

my parents are moving to….

BIG news! a few weeks ago i hinted here that some  changes were coming in my family…well,  my parents are moving to johannesburg, south africa. they have been called by our church to be mission presidents there, and they will be leaving on july 1st for 3 years. 

wonder

wonder

last month, this little wonder joined our family {as our nephew}.  after almost not making it, we found out he was a fighter but that  he had a rare syndrome that is 1 in 50,000. it is a syndrome  affecting his face, but not his mind