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Beautiful feet?

Oft quoted, “how beautiful are the feet… ” has new meaning as I round my (cumulative) fourth year here.

My feet exist in daily dirt. In their surroundings, the dirt seeps in until my skin grows around it.

My feet, my heart, are more worn than I forsaw. Daily cleaning, and a bit of exfoliation help. But, beautiful they are not.

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my baby’s fingers are longer. . .stronger.
my toddler’s ideas are clearer.. .louder.

this city has less dirt roads.. .less wooden homes.
this city has less trees. . less dengue fever.
this city has less traditions. . has more freedom.

children and cities develop..this is bittersweet.

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Moving In

The guy in a tan suit with the AK-47 hanging on his shoulder handed me a slip of paper. It said, “POLICE” and had a phone number scribbled on it.

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The Book Barn

While with the Atkinsons, we visited the Book Barn, which is quite more than a barn.  Used Books are located in different buildings on the farm-like complex.  The prices were incredible, and the selection was…well, breathtaking.  With complimentary coffee and snacks, I could have spent the day there perusing and curling up in one of [...]

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After a few days in the wild =) we headed to Gloucester (glaw-stah) to see some of our supporters at North Shore Bible Church and of course to make them some Cambodian food. We had only been to Gloucester once before. It was a couple years ago and they had been incredibly welcoming, warm and [...]

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After Joel and Meredith’s wedding, we headed east to Cape Cod to camp out for a couple days. Jess and I love camping. It was a bit chilly and rainy, but we had a great time and we pretty much had the beach to ourselves…except for the seals. Here are some photos. We’ll put up [...]

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Ok, here are a few photos from the wedding.

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Ok, so this week we have embarked on an epic journey. Well, epic in that it includes three objectives. 1) Allowing me to perform my duties as a groomsman in my good friend Joel’s wedding in Manchester, Ct., 2) allowing Jessica and I two days of peace in the woods camping, reconnecting, getting focused for [...]

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