the clock here is 9 hours ahead of the clock in california

Addendum:
CA 7am = SLO 4pm
CA 10am = SLO 7pm
CA 1pm = SLO 10pm

In summary, if you live on the west coast, the best hours to call are between 7am and 1pm (your time). Or late at night--anytime after 10pm.

CA 10pm = SLO 7am

akiko game night & cozy hof; important days

I am so proud of the JVKids.Jacob, Noah, Nate, Zachary, Claire, me & Laurel.Most of last week, I was up in Czech for Josiah Venture's annual Spring Conference. We got home late last night and I was asleep within fifteen minutes. Exhausted! Eating meals with dear friends, significant times of prayer and solid Bible teaching. It was a week that I will remember for a long time and I look forward to telling many of you about it.The Holy Spirit has reminded me of Isaiah 30:21 often lately. It says, Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, This is the way; walk in it.

i LOVE this picture

How many years have we known each other? How did we become friends? He he!

You are beautiful. Thanks for being such a dear friend to me. I love you, Natalie.

to America and back

I've been back in Slovenia for three whole days! It's finally time to post some pictures from the last few months.
I'm having a little trouble sleeping and eating at appropriate times, but it's getting better. This morning was our weekly staff meeting. It was good to get back into the trenches with some of my favorite people. Right now we're reading and discussing a book called Organic Church. Who is good soil? What is good seed? What's my part in all this? All this is super applicable and important for us to be thinking about.

After the meeting, Christina and I stopped to get produce from the fruit guy. It was a bummer to realize that I could withdraw significantly less from the ATM than I could before I left. The exchange rate is bad.
What was equal to $20, is now $21.50. Whew...

And once I wrote about 600€ being worth $825. Now 600€ is $950. Wow!

Here we go!