dishwashers

Did anyone else know that home appliances are simply complicated? My parent's dishwasher has been out of service for quite a while now. They went looking for a new one not to long ago and came home with nothing. So yesterday I decided to do a little online research and then take my mom shopping. I spent upwards of 3 hours trying to learn about dishwashers...the brands and features, which ones people like and don't like, and why. Ugh. This morning we went to a local appliance store and sears. The old dishwasher...is not just old...it's ancient...18!!! Helping mom understand that things have changed a bit since her last purchase was half the battle:) Then trying to decide where the silverware rack should be, where the vent should be, what kind of buttons, big handle or small, is an adjustable rack really necessary? what kind of drying system does it have?...the list goes on but I think, just maybe, she picked one out.
...to be continued when there's a functioning dishwasher in the house...:)

Painting Pictures of Egypt-Sara Groves

Sara Groves is sooooooooo good! I remember the first time I heard this song...my college roomie played it for me. I also remember thinking.."yeah it's good"...and then moved on. But now I understand. And though I will never fully comprehend what the Israelites felt when they were fleeing Egypt, I can relate. It's hard to move foward when you don't know where you're going.

Painting Pictures of Egypt by Sara Groves
I don’t want to leave here I don’t want to stay
It feels like pinching to me either way
The places I long for the most are the places where I’ve been
They are calling after me like a long lost friend
It’s not about losing faith It’s not about trust
It’s all about comfortable when you move so much
The place I was wasn’t perfect but I had found a way to live
It wasn’t milk or honey but then neither is this

I’ve been painting pictures of Egypt leaving out what it lacked
The future seems so hard and I want to go back
But the places that used to fit me cannot hold the things I"ve learned
And those roads closed off to me while my back was turned

The past is so tangible I know it by heart
Familiar things are never easy to discard
I was dying for some freedom But now I hesitate to go
Caught between the promise And the things I know

If it comes too quick I may not recognize it
Is that the reason behind all this time and sand?
If it comes too quick I may not appreciate it
Is that the reason behind all this time and sand?

two years of guate crammed into a five minute video

It's taken a while but I finally finished a fairly decent video giving a taste of my life in Guatemala...especially as a teacher at the Christian Academy. It's about five minutes...I don't know how long it will take to load.