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who we are
I have NO makeup on. It was a spur of the moment photo. But i absolutely love it. I look at this photo and I think, Yes! This is who we are. I can see into us in this photo. My favorite kind of photo....
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The Airplane
The Zimmerman kids have a love affair with airplanes that is decidedly planted in the the idea of one day flying airplanes...not in being a mere passenger. They get excited before each flight, but any...
View ArticleJet-lagged...but Here
I have no photo for you today. But if I did, it would surely be of a man emerging slowly out of the dust-swirled road.Basically, if I took a photo of anything, it would be dust-covered. Everything is...
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House with the Magenta Bougainvillea
As we drove to and from Kampala yesterday, every tree and blade of dry grass bent forlornly beneath its blanket of red dirt. Fields are barren.Yet even now nature quietly defies this dormant season...
View ArticleA Dreamer's Journey to be More Present
A few weeks ago I closed down my Facebook account. Some were irked by it. Only one was emphatically supportive. Many asked why.My reasons were many, but perhaps on the top of my list was that constant...
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Shifting Winds
So sorry... I wrote this last week. But internet here hasn't been good enough to upload photos (or at least when I'm on) until now.It's amazing how once you commit to something (like living more in the...
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why i need to be banished from time to time.
not related to this post, but had to share this sloth that visited usDo you know what it is like when you have too much to ponder yet no time no space no opportunity to go there...to that pondering...
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Tis the season for rain (and mud)
Can you guess why bath time was not very fun last night?We had to scrub seriously hard to get all that caked mud off. I'm still finding it in the ears...nostrils...One thing we all agree on: We're...
View ArticleA Response to Kony 2012
Several people have asked our opinion on the Kony 2012 video. Last week Shawn put together a video featuring one of our "sons" here at New Hope, who was abducted into Kony's rebel army in 2004, and our...
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Celebrating New Life
purple speckled eggs, found by the children in a pomegranate bushHappy Easter.
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Family Weekend
Our ministry has a 1,000 acre camp along Lake Victoria. Shawn and I had been there once before with our family group, but our children had never been. When our "son" Moses kept asking about it, we...
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Like a tree
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,whose trust is the Lord.He is like a tree planted by water,that sends out its roots by the stream,and does not fear when heat comesfor its leaves remain...
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new every morning
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases,His mercies never come to an endthey are new every morning;great is Your faithfulness."The LORD is my portion," says my soul,"therefore I will hope in...
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adding to the oreo
I actually don't care for oreos.But i love my oreo.This one:And now, Lord willing, we will have a double-stuffed oreo sometime in November :) We're adding some more of that white stuff to the family!...
View ArticleColorado Springs Fire
My home town is up in flames, and the fire shows no sign of stopping. Thousands of acres of beautiful Colorado land have been burned. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes, and...
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a boy's love for tractors
AJ loves to tell stories. "Once upon a time," he begins, and then he goes on to weave together a tractor tale. Shawn caught one on video. When you watch it, you think, "no wonder this little guy...
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6 years filled with life!
She's a miracle...on so many levels.She sparkles.And she's all giggles about being six.
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what happiness looks like
Through my children's eyes, this is what happiness looks like.
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neighbors
I'm not sure how people survive without good neighbors. And I'm not trying to brag, but I'd say we're surrounded by some of the best neighbors ever! When you live where we do, your cooking depends on...
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