Weeks 7&8

I am really missing my family these last two weeks. Caitlin sent me a link to view her wedding photos online, so I sat and viewed and cried. This is of course the hardest part of this whole 'adventure'- missing friends and family so much. Ben and I talk every week, and we email several times a week. Ben has been so wonderful to send me cards every week too. It feels like back in college when we were separated for a year. He sent me cards and letters then too. I like it, but I am not quite as good as he is at remembering to send cards. Good intentions and all that...

God is so good! The house is sold, and for a good price too. The buyer is also interested in our dining room set, washer and dryer, and freezer. More than we could ever ask or think, right, God? Ben is working like a madman to get everything ready to be packed up later this month. He will be staying with friends (looks like it will be Libby and Greg Hale-thanks, y'all) after the house is closed. I have to get a move on to get the cat over here, as that is one more complication he doesn't need. He should be able to be here the week before Christmas- yea! Praise God. I miss Ben every day.

Stephen and Meghan are here visiting me this weekend, with their two sweet doggies, Lola and Bella. We enjoyed a trip to Nuremburg yesterday (Saturday) and had a good walk today up to my local castle ruin. Here are some pictures of Nuremburg- it has several beautiful Kirchen (churches), almost cathedrals. There is also a schloss (castle) on the hill there. The fountain pictured is, ironically, called the Fountain of the Seven Virtues. Scandalous! (But funny too.) We met a precious older lady named Ingrid when we ate an early dinner at a bratwurst restaurant. She did not have much English, and of us three, only Megh had enough German to even begin to understand her, but apparently she grew up in Nuremburg; she was telling us about her experiences during WWII when Nuremberg was bombed heavily. She and her 5 month old daughter had to stay in a bomb shelter for 3 days. Amazing to be able to talk to someone who lived through that historic event.

Oh, and the picture of the house in the cliff is from a village called Kallmunz, near where I live. It is called the House With No Roof, and it is below a bluff upon which is a cool castle too.

My job is going a little smoother. I am learning. It is so different from teaching, but that is ok. It is a good different. I do miss teaching sometimes, though.


Hey, please, comment on my blogs, email me, something. I need to hear from home! (Thanks to all who have emailed or written me. I really appreciate it- more than you can know.)

Remember, God is good.


Nan