Monday, October 11, 2010

october 2010






It has been a while and there are so many great changes in my life..... 1) Daughter moved back home from NZ ,bring her adorable 2 boys !
2) her husband got an awesome job at a local church
3) little Ezra arrived 5 wks early......healthy & strong !
4) they only live 14 mi from me !!! yah...and I get to babysit !! whoo-hooo !!!!


Friday, October 1, 2010

because Bill said to !!!

http://sweeps4bloggers.com/?p=10161&cpage=5#comment-535023 ok,well I am getting this started.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Family




It's been a while...what with FB who needs to read more?! Well a lot has happened ...my 1st born daughter and her wonderful family moved to NZ last Dec. It has been hard being a grandma in "name" only and not being a part of their lives ! Also how fun to babysit and let mom & dad get to spend some alone time,they deserve it !! Sooooo the great news is they are coming back to the USA and specifically PA !!! whoo-hoooo ! Yep I have planned their itinerary .....pools,park,zoo,Dutch wonderland and dinner out (for mom & dad )......just so happy to hug them all !!! Less than 3 wks......lots of prayer requests,job,home and van . It'll be good to see them all.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

A week in Haiti....

http://picasaweb.google.com/mnorris6/HaitiEarthquakeJanFeb2010# Here are some more detailed pictures from a nurse that was with us .

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Finished building.....& team from PA.


Some thoughts : 1st, the immensity of the disaster,we must continue to help Haiti.It will take years.What kept us going was knowing there would be more teams coming to continue the work. The Haitian people are so grateful for any help.
The contrast between the 2 countries,Haiti & Dominican Republic.The DR was vibrant with color,trees on the mountains,green grass,while Haiti looked the part of a cursed nation.Same mountains but void of any life .
The Gospel is being made known,people have hope ! Good will come out of all of this !
Our team became a family all working together !Great opportunity to meet others from around the world :Brazil,Italy,Finland,Norway,Germany,Canada,Hawaii & the rest of US.Truly we are one in Christ !
Some of the stories at the clinic brought tears. 1 young girl had just a small piece of wood in her finger,took it out but never treated it for infection. As a result had to have her arm amputated.Another woman was on her 4th floor while the rest of her family sat around a popular tv show on the 1st floor. All were lost but her. ALL of her family gone. What now ........? There was a girl who had her hand crushed,you could see raw meat.......was taken to a hosp. where a plastic surgeon was able to take a skin graft and cover her fingers. The next few days I saw her laughing with her family!
Some clothes were donated.........just because the people have nothing left,maybe MORE SO, new or slightly used clothes would be better than emptying old great aunt esthers closet ! You know the one,yellow hanger stains,torn,dirty,completely out-of -date !!! Ugggg.....remember,God gave His best ! As a rule,don't give if it isn't something you would want. (ok,all my opinion )
The one thing I came back with was.....I'm glad to be living in this country.We have been given soooooooooo much,God has seen fit to bless this land. I don't need to feel "guilty" for the way we live,I just need to recognize that it all came from God !We have a responsibility for our brothers & sisters in other lands......time here is short compared to eternity !The banquet table might have beans & rice !!!!

A week in Haiti....


It's a little hard to tell ,but the traffic was horrible ! So many relief trucks trying to come in but really no where to go.



Some of the damage. We were not quite in the P.O.P.district,just on the outskirts. One home would be damaged and another un -touched.
Bus ride back to DR,people everywhere....Sharing the Good News !

So glad technologhy makes it possible to keep in touch!

This is mostly a blog of pictures ! Watching the Taylor Boys grow !!! Once in a while you might see more ,but it's really about them !!!