For the first post, before I go start some laundry, I will start with a picture of the ever-shortening paper chain.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Happy Independence Day!
As I sit here, thankful for Lithuania's independence (for many reasons, ranging from patriotic to selfish), I am inspired to catch up on some blog posts. However, I don't want to overwhelm you, so I will do them one at a time (instead of one massive one). This will also allow me to catch up on some housekeeping (write a blog, wash a dish, post a picture, clean the bathroom, etc). The whole time, there will be a mixture of Lithuanian Independence Day festivities and Olympics on the TV, so hopefully I will subconsciously pick up on some more of the Lithuanian language. All in all, a very productive day.
For the first post, before I go start some laundry, I will start with a picture of the ever-shortening paper chain.
For the first post, before I go start some laundry, I will start with a picture of the ever-shortening paper chain.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
3 Pictures from the weekend
Making tasty burek with the Albanian ladies.
Standing next to Old Lady Winter (before we burned her and welcomed spring....more pictures to come...or at least a link to more pictures)
On our Valentine's date at Fredricho Pasazhas
Was a great weekend, and much needed after our busy week. Hopefully more posts and pictures this week.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Standing next to Old Lady Winter (before we burned her and welcomed spring....more pictures to come...or at least a link to more pictures)
On our Valentine's date at Fredricho Pasazhas
Was a great weekend, and much needed after our busy week. Hopefully more posts and pictures this week.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Busy busy
Hi everyone,
It's been super busy, and I feel like there are so many things we would like to blog about! However, you will have to wait a little longer -- sorry! Until then, you can read along the right side of the blog (I finally updated our praises and prayer requests section, and I put a new link of interest...in case you want to know the time and temperature in Klaipeda).
One prayer request that I did not put on there, but that I will just put here is:
We have been waiting a long time for a package of books to get here (my textbooks, and a whole bunch of Narnia books). The package is sitting in Vilnius, waiting for us to send a document that confirms what is in the package. Our colleague talked with them on the phone and then crafted a letter (a letter from me, all in Lithuanian) stating the contents of the package and that it is for personal use, a gift from the states. I have tried a few times to fax the letter to the Vilinius post office, but am having a hard time knowing if it went through (called the post office and they said they would check and then let us know).
Anyway, long story short....our package of books is in the country, but too far away, and we don't know when we'll get it. Hopefully soon. Pray for this situation. It is difficult to communicate, and we are fortunate that our colleague is so willing to help us out (language barrier, as well as even having a bit of an understanding of what kind of documents are needed).
Anyway, I have a Bible study this evening to get ready for, and Steve is busy getting ready for RA interviews that will start tomorrow (the large group interview was last night and went very well).
Hope everyone is well!
It's been super busy, and I feel like there are so many things we would like to blog about! However, you will have to wait a little longer -- sorry! Until then, you can read along the right side of the blog (I finally updated our praises and prayer requests section, and I put a new link of interest...in case you want to know the time and temperature in Klaipeda).
One prayer request that I did not put on there, but that I will just put here is:
We have been waiting a long time for a package of books to get here (my textbooks, and a whole bunch of Narnia books). The package is sitting in Vilnius, waiting for us to send a document that confirms what is in the package. Our colleague talked with them on the phone and then crafted a letter (a letter from me, all in Lithuanian) stating the contents of the package and that it is for personal use, a gift from the states. I have tried a few times to fax the letter to the Vilinius post office, but am having a hard time knowing if it went through (called the post office and they said they would check and then let us know).
Anyway, long story short....our package of books is in the country, but too far away, and we don't know when we'll get it. Hopefully soon. Pray for this situation. It is difficult to communicate, and we are fortunate that our colleague is so willing to help us out (language barrier, as well as even having a bit of an understanding of what kind of documents are needed).
Anyway, I have a Bible study this evening to get ready for, and Steve is busy getting ready for RA interviews that will start tomorrow (the large group interview was last night and went very well).
Hope everyone is well!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Fun
Purchased in Lithuania....but reminds us of America for some reason...can't quite put my finger on it. :)
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
And away we go!
It's already February, and sometimes it seems like life is moving so fast. My seminary classes started yesterday (textbooks aren't here yet, but for one of the classes, I don't need them just yet, and for the other, the professor emailed me the first couple of chapters -- so I'm getting by!)....I'm crazy enough to think that I can take two classes this semester on top of it all. The first class is Intro to New Testament 1 (we will cover the Gospels). This, I think, will be a very good but busy class. Lots of reading. The second class is Journaling as a Spiritual Practice. It is a pass/fail class...but I still think it will be quite busy (lots of reflecting).
This week, I will also start helping out with our Community Bible Study group. It is the same group that I was a part of last year and last semester. Last semester I only had time to participate, not to do anything extra. This semester, I've volunteered to lead a discussion group, and maybe do a couple of wrap-up talks. Should be good, hopefully I can manage my time well enough for this!
For LCC, we're quite busy with student leadership hiring. This week all of the applications are coming in, and next week will be the start of all of the interviews. It is a good but busy time. It is encouraging to see so many students interested in being a leader on campus.
And for some reason, all of my weekends in February are booked, and have been for a while...all good things. This weekend, I was supposed to go on a retreat with my student leaders (to the same place that Steve went to with his leaders -- to a colleague's house outside of town that has a sauna). We had planned to go last semester, but about half of us had the flu that was going around when the time came to go, so we postponed it to this semester. This weekend was supposed to be it, but we've been having one of the worst winters Klaipeda has seen in 30 years (there has been snow on the ground since Christmas time, and last year it never stuck around for more than a couple of days. Lots of snow....and colder than normal temperatures). Anyway, we had to postpone our retreat one more time because of frozen pipes at the house. Sooooo....hopefully the weather will change soon, and we can go on our retreat (probably won't happen until after Spring break). I'm still going to make dinner for my group and have an evening with games or a movie or something this Saturday.
The next weekend, we are planning on eating/cooking with our Albanian friends. We cannot get enough Albanian food and company! That same weekend, a colleague of ours is giving Felting lessons for an afternoon...and I signed up. I've never felted before, but seems really interesting. Maybe I will gain enough skills to make my own sauna hat? (probably not in one afternoon, but I can dream big :)
The next weekend after that, we are planning on having a Ladies Tea, hosted by a few of us women on the community life team. We are planning on inviting all of the girls at LCC for muffins and tea, and will have 4 speakers that will talk about topics that apply to women (this particular one is about the paths that women take...career, motherhood, both, etc). The speakers are various faculty/staff/wives from LCC. This is the first event of its kind, and I think it will be a success! Hopefully we will be able to do more of these in the future for the women here.
And, if you've been keeping track, you will also know that this is the weekend that our visitors will arrive! The chain is halfway between the doorknob and the floor. Yay! Hopefully it is not too wintery when they get here....one thing I can guarantee is that there will be significantly more sunlight then than there is now. It is amazing how a few more minutes of sunlight each day (each. day.) can lift one's mood! And visitors! Hannah, Eva, pack your swimsuits. We want to take you to the sauna and go for a swim in the sea.
Anyway, that's February in a nutshell. It has fewer days than a normal month, but yet we still manage to fill it with just as many things.
Oh yeah, and my favorite sport is about to start soon....the Olympics! I still have yet to decide who I will cheer for.
Hope everyone is doing well. Our computer is managing to hold on these days, and the power has stopped going out....so give us a call on Skype, we'd love to chat!
This week, I will also start helping out with our Community Bible Study group. It is the same group that I was a part of last year and last semester. Last semester I only had time to participate, not to do anything extra. This semester, I've volunteered to lead a discussion group, and maybe do a couple of wrap-up talks. Should be good, hopefully I can manage my time well enough for this!
For LCC, we're quite busy with student leadership hiring. This week all of the applications are coming in, and next week will be the start of all of the interviews. It is a good but busy time. It is encouraging to see so many students interested in being a leader on campus.
And for some reason, all of my weekends in February are booked, and have been for a while...all good things. This weekend, I was supposed to go on a retreat with my student leaders (to the same place that Steve went to with his leaders -- to a colleague's house outside of town that has a sauna). We had planned to go last semester, but about half of us had the flu that was going around when the time came to go, so we postponed it to this semester. This weekend was supposed to be it, but we've been having one of the worst winters Klaipeda has seen in 30 years (there has been snow on the ground since Christmas time, and last year it never stuck around for more than a couple of days. Lots of snow....and colder than normal temperatures). Anyway, we had to postpone our retreat one more time because of frozen pipes at the house. Sooooo....hopefully the weather will change soon, and we can go on our retreat (probably won't happen until after Spring break). I'm still going to make dinner for my group and have an evening with games or a movie or something this Saturday.
The next weekend, we are planning on eating/cooking with our Albanian friends. We cannot get enough Albanian food and company! That same weekend, a colleague of ours is giving Felting lessons for an afternoon...and I signed up. I've never felted before, but seems really interesting. Maybe I will gain enough skills to make my own sauna hat? (probably not in one afternoon, but I can dream big :)
The next weekend after that, we are planning on having a Ladies Tea, hosted by a few of us women on the community life team. We are planning on inviting all of the girls at LCC for muffins and tea, and will have 4 speakers that will talk about topics that apply to women (this particular one is about the paths that women take...career, motherhood, both, etc). The speakers are various faculty/staff/wives from LCC. This is the first event of its kind, and I think it will be a success! Hopefully we will be able to do more of these in the future for the women here.
And, if you've been keeping track, you will also know that this is the weekend that our visitors will arrive! The chain is halfway between the doorknob and the floor. Yay! Hopefully it is not too wintery when they get here....one thing I can guarantee is that there will be significantly more sunlight then than there is now. It is amazing how a few more minutes of sunlight each day (each. day.) can lift one's mood! And visitors! Hannah, Eva, pack your swimsuits. We want to take you to the sauna and go for a swim in the sea.
Anyway, that's February in a nutshell. It has fewer days than a normal month, but yet we still manage to fill it with just as many things.
Oh yeah, and my favorite sport is about to start soon....the Olympics! I still have yet to decide who I will cheer for.
Hope everyone is doing well. Our computer is managing to hold on these days, and the power has stopped going out....so give us a call on Skype, we'd love to chat!
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