We spent Thanksgiving down in Alabama where we were all under the same roof for 5 days! My parents graciously hosted us and all the kids, and Josh's (our soundguy) parents came down from Bristol to be with us too. After discussing why we celebrate Thanksgiving and some of its traditions, the kids got really excited. A couple of the boys even helped put our 25 pound turkey in the oven. We had such a good time that we're going back for Christmas!
One of the highlights of our break was a trip to the beautiful farm of Tommy and Dawn Fish. The kids all got to ride horses, which brings me to a funny story. One of the men walking the horses was a hispanic man named Roberto. He didn't speak a lot of English, so Dawn thought it would be great to have Blanca, one of our Spanish-speaking Guatemalan girls, to go over and say hi. This was their conversation:
Dawn (pointing in Roberto's general direction as he was walking a horse): "Blanca, you should go talk to Roberto. He speaks Spanish!"
Blanca (puzzled): "The horse?"
It was hilarious! That would have been exciting...and miraculous!
The horses were fun, but it didn't stop there. They also raise deer, so they had lots of little fawns that like to be hand-fed acorns and peanut M&M's...and yes, I'm pretty sure the kids stole some of those! The kids were great with the fawns even though they had to be very quiet. I think they set a record that day. Even our little hyperactive ones stayed quiet long enough to feed the deer. I'm thinking of getting one for the bus! We ended the night with a bon fire and s'mores...thanks for an awesome day Fish family!!
Anyways, the pictures say it all. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving week, and we have so much to be thankful for!
Catherine, Uganda
wanted to be a nurse, but thanks to Disneyworld, now wants to be a princess
Wilberforce, Uganda
wants to be a pilot
Ericka, Guatemala
wants to be a choir director, singer & missionary
Esther, Uganda
wants to be a nurse
Suresh, Nepal
wants to be a drummer
Ritah, Uganda
wants to be a policewoman
Matia, Uganda
wants to be a headmaster
Suzan, Uganda
wants to be a nurse
Jonathan, Uganda
wants to be a lawyer
Juliet, Uganda
wants to be queen of Uganda
Deepesh, Nepal
wants to be whatever God wants, but leaning towards an engineer
Blanca, Guatemala
wants to be a teacher
Francis, Uganda
wants to be a pilot
About Me
- Tiffany
- My husband, Steven, and I are so blessed to have 15 beautiful children this year! That brings our total children to 78! They came to us all the way from Uganda, Nepal and The Philippines. God is using all of us to give help and hope to children all over the world. The children are growing more and more in their understanding of why they are here and what their mission is. It has been amazing to see everything God is doing in and through us. Our prayer is that we make much of Jesus wherever we go, and that these precious 15 children that God has given us the responsibility to care for this year will learn to do the same thing.
3 comments:
That's adorable - I love the horse speaking spanish - hilarious!!
Hey guys! I am so happy I discovered your blog! I love all the updates on the kids and the pictures are ADORABLE. sounds like a fun Thanksgiving. I bet your parents loved having a house full of kids again! :) Miss you!
Hey, Tiff, I finally went back & found your note! I heard all about Thanksgiving from your mom & that the kids had a great time at the Fish's farm. Hope ya'll enjoy Christmas, maybe I'll get to see you a minute or two. I've saved your blog this time.
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