We’re settling into the groove of life in the USA again. I get to experience the wonder of modern conveniences again through my children. Here are a few things that have made impressions.

Drinking water straight from the tap: Even after 3 weeks the kids are tentative and double check first. (We filter ours in Ghana.) More than once I’ve heard, “You mean, you can just drink it from there (pointing to faucet)?”

Drinking fountain: We first came across this phenomenon at the airport. Suddenly the kids were very thirsty and had to get drinks every 5 minutes until our flight left (delayed by an hour). It’s still very exciting to come across them at other places. We’re still learning how to use them.

Ice maker/dispensers: The kids were really giddy when they saw that you could put a cup up to the freezer door at their cousins’ home and magically fill the cup with either water, ice cubes, or crushed ice. We rarely have ice in Ghana. It’s kind of a treat. I might make a couple individual ice cubes for the kids to use as they please. They don’t last long. To get a full cup of ice at the touch of a button is almost beyond comprehension.

Still to be experienced at their grandparents’ home—the hot tub and sauna.

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We finally unpacked after being here now about 10 days or so.  We have all seen our family doctor and all received some lovely booster shots and given blood for tests.  We have been so blessed in already having a vehicle kindly given to us by some generous supporters, already registered in our names by my dad.  The kids are set up with warm clothing.  And we have enjoyed some sweet fellowship time with Nathan’s family and even a brief visit by Sarah’s sister and niece as they hit a homeschooling conference.  Now it’s time to move out to Wisconsin to see Sarah’s dad and brother and then visit our LBT office in Chicago.  Thanks to so many who have prayed for us and helped us along the way.

We arrived safely in the States and were so kindly met by Nathan’s parents, brother Joel and sister Andrea at the airport. The kids survived the flights with minimal disturbance to the other passengers. It was so great to be with my family, I Nathan, despite travel exhaustion had to stay up talking rather than going to bed that first night!