Horseshoes, Home Projects, and Holy Work

Lately, our life in Mexico has been suspiciously close to “normal.”  We’ve taken in many beautiful sunsets from our ROOFTOP OF REJUVENATION, where worries are released, prayers float upward, and everyone becomes an amateur philosopher by golden hour. I’m considering putting together a sunset playlist, so feel free to send your favorite “watch-the-sun-go-down-and-thank-God-for-your-life” songs my way.


Home sweet home! Here’s some pics of our abode/ Missionary Home in Tlancualpican. Every nook and cranny has been stuffed with steel wool and expanding foam, the screens have been replaced, and we’re feeling pretty confident that—thanks to prayer, perseverance, and the generous application of pesticides and other materials—our house is about as snake and scorpion free as possible.  We are open for visitors!


We also carved out space for horseshoes in the backyard—because nothing says love of your spouse like friendly competition and the occasional creative interpretation of the rules! The yard faces west, so the sunset brings the heat. But the second the sun slips behind the mountain (thank you, God, for mountains), we’re gifted about two hours of wonderfully cool evening air where we bird and squirrel watch, along with trying to identify the plants.

We recently spent a week with a Mission Team visiting from Tennessee, helping build a home for Frederico in Tlancualpican, putting the finishing touches on the palapa for the outdoor Comedor, and sharing more laughs than we can count. There’s something sacred about working side by side—sweaty, dusty, and joy-filled—being the hands and feet of Jesus.  And let’s not forget it’s baby goat season at the ranch. With seven newborns on the ground, Give Ye Them To Eat livestock development is officially thriving—full of bleating, bouncing, and big promise for the future. We’re currently adopting out these little ones, and we’d love for you to be part of the story by sponsoring a goat (bonus points if you want naming rights).

God is good. Community is beautiful. And sunsets? Well, they might just be little love notes from heaven.

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