Well Deserved Bravos

Can you believe we are in Mexico and the girls are ice-skating? I mean Russia, Holland, Switzerland, Norway, yes…but Mexico. We’re pretty proud of the girls and their performances. Skating around doing those butterflies, spins, jumps all in the spotlight of center ice. We are equally as proud of the poise and grace they showed. Top that off with a good portion of hard work and commitment, and we’ve got ourselves a recipe for some pretty valuable lessons. Bravo, girls, Bravo!

These skating lessons are just one of the many little bonuses God has brought into our lives since coming here. Others include: ping pong table; puppy; trampoline; Veracruz vacation; guitar lessons; horse riding lessons; art & craft lessons; soccer club; Super Bowl each year; library stocked with Christian fiction and the Monarch butterflies. Bravo, Lord, Bravo!

We had our first taste of elotes and esquites on Thursday. Elote is a corn on the cob and esquite is a bowl of corn soup. Both are of the field corn variety and use mayonnaise, a special type of grated cheese, squeeze of lemon and chili powder for flavoring. A must try the next time you put on a Mexican party at home.

Traveling with the Elliott and Chappel families to Michoacán was pretty fun. They are veteran missionaries in both Ecuador and Mexico. We did things with them that we wouldn’t necessarily try on our own. Like the other night when we were looking for a room late at night in Zitacuaro. They went through town stopping at every worn out hotel on Main Street. One of them had prices listed as $140 pesos ($10.50 US) and $160 pesos with bathroom. The one we finally settled on was a bit better and proudly advertised itself as a one star hotel. It was clean, and we were thrilled – that rates as a one star in my book. Bravo to veteran missionary friends taking us on wild adventures.

And a big bravo to you for caring for us, taking time to read about the goings on of our family over the last four years.

Our One Star Hotel