ADDICTED TO SPIDERMAN..IS IT JUST OUR 4 YEAR OLD??
WELL, I CAN'T POST PICS RIGHT NOW..SO YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO IMAGINE A 4 YEAR OLD BOY WITH A SPIDERMAN OUTFIT, A SPIDERMAN MASK, AND IN "THE POSE".
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Where in the world are the Clarks????
It is a question that we are constantly asking ourselves too! It seems like we can't stay put and that we have a lot in common with our North African nomadic friends. It seems that the world is a big place and we intend to experience a lot of it! We are now into week #2 here in the Middle East. It is FUN to be back and we are excited about this new place we are calling home. We have yet to be settled into our own house, with our own stuff, but we know that will come in time. After a few days that were a blur of catching up on sleep, finding somewhere to eat, and attempting to keep two little kids entertained with 10 matchbox cars, 2 spiderman figurines and a few books, we are now in the "let's catch up with everyone" phase.
It has been awhile since we have had a schedule or a "normal" day. Our last few weeks in North Africa were made up of packing, selling, organizing projects, organizing our house, emailing to find a place to live here, saying goodbyes. We found our days going by quickly and by nightfall, we would slump in the chairs and look at each other with exhaustion (those were the few nights we were actually together in the evening, most nights Jeremy was off doing other "to do" things).
We are appreciating the green that is abundant here in the Middle East. We took a drive about 30 minutes outside of the city, and found a beautiful pine forest-it was quiet and peaceful. We heard birds chirping, we watched the clouds seemingly dance in the bright blue sky, we played with the kids amid rose bushes and a variety of wild plants. It was amazing, there was an overwhelming sense of beauty (remember, we just came from the Sahara desert!) and peace. After living in the desert, you begin to adapt to the harshness of the wind & sand in one of two ways: 1)you forget how much you miss green and begin to think it isn't that important to your senses or 2)you begin to think about the beauty that you are experiencing in the desert and begin to think that it is the same as that far away pine forest-in other words, you become semi-delusional! We realized after being in that pine forest that we had done both #1 and #2!
In the past two weeks we have only experienced the superficial things of the Middle East. We hope to soon become acquainted with our neighbors, find friends for the kids, become involved in an Arab church, start our schooling, and pursue other things. We intend to keep you as up to date as possible into the various aspects of our lives here. Thanks for praying for us and for joining us in our journey!
It has been awhile since we have had a schedule or a "normal" day. Our last few weeks in North Africa were made up of packing, selling, organizing projects, organizing our house, emailing to find a place to live here, saying goodbyes. We found our days going by quickly and by nightfall, we would slump in the chairs and look at each other with exhaustion (those were the few nights we were actually together in the evening, most nights Jeremy was off doing other "to do" things).
We are appreciating the green that is abundant here in the Middle East. We took a drive about 30 minutes outside of the city, and found a beautiful pine forest-it was quiet and peaceful. We heard birds chirping, we watched the clouds seemingly dance in the bright blue sky, we played with the kids amid rose bushes and a variety of wild plants. It was amazing, there was an overwhelming sense of beauty (remember, we just came from the Sahara desert!) and peace. After living in the desert, you begin to adapt to the harshness of the wind & sand in one of two ways: 1)you forget how much you miss green and begin to think it isn't that important to your senses or 2)you begin to think about the beauty that you are experiencing in the desert and begin to think that it is the same as that far away pine forest-in other words, you become semi-delusional! We realized after being in that pine forest that we had done both #1 and #2!
In the past two weeks we have only experienced the superficial things of the Middle East. We hope to soon become acquainted with our neighbors, find friends for the kids, become involved in an Arab church, start our schooling, and pursue other things. We intend to keep you as up to date as possible into the various aspects of our lives here. Thanks for praying for us and for joining us in our journey!
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