A Sad 8th!

I was up early and I expected the day to be long! And it was...

I baked and cooked and gathered things together for Abby. She and Alan went to the Brazilian Consulate and I went for a short 8.6K run. I was home and took a quick shower and left to ride my scooter to school, reminding Abby about the items she had in the bathroom sink.

I wanted to set up the room for my afternoon Bible study, but they were having a meeting in there. So, I messaged Abby and Alan, thinking they were heading out. Well... they did... but Abby forgot her things that were around the bathroom sink!!!!!!!!!! So, they had to go back to pick those items up... and they finally came at 11:22... And I knew we were going to be rushing... 

The check-in lines weren't long... but still... and we were praying as all her items were over the weight limit... even her carry on! God did it... two were 23.5-23.7 and she let them pass. The last one was 25.3 and we took a few items out and I had a Trader. Joe's bag and she didn't ask to weigh the carry on!!!!!!!! We then went to buy pineapple cakes because we didn't have time earlier. They were expensive... I spent over 1000NT$! For three small boxes... And she was off... and we rushed to get back to Soochow. 

I was late... I didn't get there until 1:55... the time flew by!

From there, I went to tutor... and that hour flew by.

I rushed home and ate and went off again. Tutoring at 6pm. I finished that and rushed home... 

Time to clean up the house... I have more to do tomorrow!

But it was so good to be home... 

Prayer time at 8:45... 

The miracles of the luggage... the miracle of God providing me with a bottle of water... the miracle of His sustaining strength... 

And I forgot to mention that Abby was feeling quite frustrated that she had so many things to carry... and that carry on and her backpack were really heavy... At the gate, they asked people to volunteer to check in their carry on! WOW... she was like... this is God! So, she did and felt so relieved... less things to carry... and we don't know if God worked to give her a 'not so crowded' flight... we will find out tomorrow. She flies to San Francisco and then to Chicago and then to São Paulo! I miss her already!

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The 7th!

I was up early and the Lord blessed me with rain and breeze. I ran slow... but it was nice to be out! The warm weather is just around the corner!

We have everything out in the living room as we are now in the midst of getting Abby packed. Yes, we bought an extra piece... for 200US$! That's cheaper than trying to mail 23 kilos of stuff to her!

Alan and I went off to the Brazilian Consulate as she did have to get a stamp even though we went and had it notarized! What a hassle!

I went off to catch the MRT and Abby met me there as we headed out to lunch with one of my Bible study groups. The food was WOW! (Sorry... we didn't take pictures!) Expensive... Classy... A place I won't go back to... It was definitely a treat! The ladies ordered all of Abby's favorites!

At 2:30 we headed off: Abby to do her nails and I had a massage! WOW... 

Alan went to exchange a pair of shoes and then workout at the Neihu Sports Center.

Isaiah came home at around 6:45 and we had a nice Family Time at home... Our last before Abby heads off and we're back to online Family Time... WAHHHHHH...

This was TUESDAY'S... I did forget to hit publish!

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Another Family Day Outing!

I was up early and we had a lot of ideas as to what we'd do this day.

It's been a tremendous blessing to have these four days off... and that Fenny went to Australia, so that we can have Isaiah... Abby likes hanging out with Isaiah... we all do... 

We had thought about going out to YiLiou, but the morning was cloudy and raining. 

The rain turned into a drizzle and Alan and Isaiah went out to play tennis and Abby and I went out for a run. It turned hot and humid very quickly. I ran home and Abby went and played a bit of tennis.

We were all home by 11:20 and called Mom Bea to wish her a happy Resurrection Sunday and to chat. It was really really nice!

After that, everyone took turns to take a shower and then we were off... We decided to go to a Cantonese restaurant and then shop at the shoes store and walk around for snacks and drinks... then we were off to PX Mart and Costco and got home at 5:10. I put everything away while everyone else took a nap.

At 5:45, I went and laid down. It was so good to nap!

We went to church at 6:45 as we had our monthly meeting and prayer time at 7pm.

When we got back, it was time to start packing. We had thought about going for a massage... but Isaiah has work tomorrow! And Abby still has errands to run... plus packing... and her nail appointment... Alan has Tuesday and Wednesday off... but I have a full day of commitments on Wednesday!

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Resurrection Sunday!

I was up early... and I knew it was going to be a long day!

Abby went for a run. Alan went to play tennis... and Isaiah joined him later.

I went for a simple walk... and two miracles happened...

One of my neighbors was riding down and was going to go to her office. She stopped to talk and I said it was Resurrection Sunday and she said: I guess I should go to church... and she went to church instead of going to work!

Then I went to HiLife to pay a bill and another neighbor walked in.  She knew I was a Christian and she told me she had recently become a Christian and wanted to know how to pray and grow in Christ. We stood there for 30 minutes talking about God! That was fabulous...

We got to church and I worked at setting up... coffee, snacks... the Lord's Supper! Isaiah shared the message. Abby was the worship leader and the translator. I had ordered the Love Feast and it was perfect! I was also in charge of cleaning up... WOW... I was so exhausted!

Glad it's a holiday tomorrow!

And we never got to packing for Abby!

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Holiday Saturday!

I was up and again, the skies were dark and the drizzle was coming down!

Alan went to the tennis courts to see if there were people playing! I went for a run... and on the way back, Abby was just heading out... and she was gesturing 20... but she was wearing her tennis shoes not her running shoes! So I ran with her... and she did not go for 20... but she ran about 11k! I ran 21.74... so I ran a half!

I was so glad for a shower... and then I had a simple lunch... And I napped for two hours!

I got up and tidied up and made winter melon tea... I wanted to bring it for the Love Feast tomorrow!

At 4:45, we left for dinner at Lorain's. She prepared a feast!... AS ALWAYS! We ate so much...

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Rainy Day Run!

I was up and the sound of rain was just so delightful... the skies were dark... 

Of course, I went out in the rain... and no one was around... just the earth worms and birds... 

After a shower, I put in a load of laundry and when that was done and hung up, I went to do my errands. The rain had stopped. I paid a bill, went to a friend's house and fixed their shower head, and went to our old house to switch an iron to give away!

Alan went to play a little tennis.

This afternoon, we got together with friends... I had ordered pizza and made a salad... we also went to CoCo to buy the drinks.

And even though it was a holiday, we had prayer time at 8:45.

The day flew by... 

Abby and I are still working on going for a long run... tomorrow... maybe... The kids were out late... or rather, early morning... they slept the whole day... and only got up when we were going to go out to meet up with friends! I was ready for a long run... but she didn't get up until 1pm... and was just lazy.

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Alan's Day Off!

I was up early and was hoping that Abby would go for a long run... but that didn't happen. She had promised a gal from church to attend the stretching class. I went and ran my 10K. It got hot! 

I was home and had time to just hang out and read... I set the iRobot going and sat on the sofa. I'm thinking about what to share on April 26th! God was filling my mind with ideas.

Abby was to come home for lunch but the gal invited her out. So... from lunch she went straight to meet up with another church family... and I had to get Alan to ride over to switch scooter with her. When Alan came back, I was off... I wanted to go pay a few bills and I had a nice oil massage at 3pm.

I got home at 5pm and we had a dinner date with friends at 5:30. But with only my small scooter, Alan rode down and I walked. ha, ha, ha... 

We were back home by 8:15 and I had prayer time at 8:45.

The kids were out with their 'cousins'... Rex and Peilun's kids who are like their cousins as they hung out quite a bit when they were young! It's Diean's birthday and they booked dinner at a fancy hotel up on YangMing Mountain! That's why Abby needed Alan's scooter... it has more power!

The day flew by... I think Abby will have to go for a long run tomorrow... Oh... in case you didn't know. She signed up for a full marathon and while she is home, she had asked to go for a long run as part of her training... That's why I keep asking her about going... She has not gone running until she got back... I guess she can just walk it... or forfeit... that's a waste of money... So... we shall see... 

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