Blogs from Phoenix, Arizona, United States, North America - page 9

(Phoenix Christian School) We’re on our eighth week at this project, and when we’ve been on one location that long; it’s really difficult to leave. The staff here has been so gracious to us. The motivating factor in moving is the blessings that await us at the next project. We’re only moving 35 miles (we’re going to make the whole trip in one day!!) to Sunshine Acres Children’s Home, in Mesa. It’s just south east of here. This has been a physical challenge for our men~~they laid concrete, roofed two classroom buildings, painted the playground equipment at the preschool, as well as outside staircases, did quite a bit of electrical work, and put a roof between the two wrestling buildings. They also helped us paint the school kitchen, as it took all of us, and ... read more

February 6 (Phoenix Christian School) So much has happened since I last blogged that I hardly know where to begin! Let me start with a health update~~thank you to the people who have inquired about our health. This flu, and I use that word loosely, because the doctor called it bug~~and we paid for that professional summation~~was an upper respiratory infection, and we coughed and sneezed and blew our noses for three weeks. There was comfort in the fact that all six of us were experiencing the same symptoms, because at least we knew no one would die from it….unless we all did. But we’re all well now, and the other six stayed well. Two of our daughters, Sara and Megan, came to visit! What a thrill it was for us to have them around. I ... read more

Last week we were able to take our first vacation and chose to meet some friends in Phoenix, AZ. Since my camera was broke, I had to rely on the iphone for pictures and will hopefully get some pictures from friends to complete the file. On Friday we headed down, past Tucson to Kartchner Caverns and Tombstone and Saturday we took a trip to the Mystery Castle. After church on Sunday, we headed to old City Wickenberg and of course we visited old Scotsdale. Ps. 8: When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set it place, what is man that you are mindful of him? ... read more

Day 6 – Phoenix Nov 24, 2010 We left Lake Havasau after walking around the little town and of course the London bridge. We were in a major traffic jam on the way to Phoenix so the trip took a lot longer than expected. On the way out of Lake Havasau we stopped at the Parker Dam. It’s a lot smaller then most, but it is the deepest one in Arizona. We stopped along the way to get a drink at Fox’s (floating bar in Parker) but it was closed. Tonight we drove to Tempe to get a hot dog at Ted’s (only other one outside of Buffalo). It was my first time going to one. It really was fantastic too. They grill them right there for you and serve them up numerous ways. ... read more

THE BASICS We progressed from Flagstaff to Phoenix. We are currently parked in my brother's driveway while John coats the roof, etc. etc. On Tuesday, the vehicles will go into storage and on Wednesday we will fly home. I guess we will have to get used to putting on coats and hats before we go outside, again... THE FLUFF Thoughts from last week: On my day of neck-resting, I did have some nice experiences. First, I was rambling around the cable channels and found "Windtalkers." It's a movie about the Navajos who spoke their language in battlefield communications during WWII, and the Japanese were never able to decode it. They were not officially recognized until decades later. When we traveled from Monument Valley to Canyon de Chelly, we stopped at a small codetalker museum in Kayenta. ... read more