Top Ten to China

Hmmm, if you could edit your life to two boxes, what would be in it?

I have spent the past several weeks in Washington doing exactly that. Our family of six can take with us to China 10 boxes at 50 pounds each.

So, I wanted to give you a glimpse of what each box looks like:

Box 1: Homeschool books! Our dearly loved treasures that take us to many different worlds through a turn of the page.

Box 2: Kitchen items, including Pyrex casseroles, my vegetable peeler, China set, and knives.

Box 3: Electronics, including our computer and monitor, various cables and other techie stuff I don’t understand.

Box 4: More homeschool books!

Box 5: Clothes.

Box 6: Toys and games – wooden train set, LEGOs, memory game and more.

Box 7: Household items and craft items – fabric scissors, paper, stamps.

Box 8: Did I mention that we like books?

Box 9: The biggest box so it holds odd –shaped things like a wooden Mancala board (it’s light!), silver vases that make me smile, a math thing, the Chinese fan from our wedding.

Box 10: The sweetest of them all … an electric piano keyboard for Justice. A gift given to us at just the right time!

Stay tuned for the next installment when I list the top 10 things we needed to give up.

Life's a Journey

We are now in Seattle, sorting through our stuff, giving it away, selling it...

I can't say that any part of this adventure so far has been "the best". It has all been amazing. Of course, some segments were harder than others, but it's been all good.

I was thinking about this because I was wondering what kind of ministering have we been doing lately? Sure, you could point to lots of stuff during our time in Cambodia, but how about Seattle?

But, I can see fruit, just in different ways. I think we're encouraging people to get rid of their unwanted stuff because they don't want to deal with it like we are :) I think we're sharing the vision for China and/or missions and people are catching it!

However, if there's a theme to our time in Seattle it's the goodness of God. He has placed amazing people around us who have offered their homes, meals, time, cars, money and talents to our family. Please note that this is not at all a reflection who our family is (because we really are a rag-tag bunch), but really, a testament to how great our God is!

And, because of this, I am truly humbled and thankful!