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MS Basketball Update

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MS Boys Bball 2012

MS Boy Bball 2012

Our first game of the new year yielded another win for the Eagles. Or, as we’re now known, the “Beagles.” Shorthand for Boy Eagles. Apparently we needed to distinguish ourselves from the girl Eagles.

The home court at QSI Bratislava, if you can’t tell is in a bubble gym with and astroturf surface. This always makes dribbling a little adventurous. Entering the gym involves opening an outer door, crowding into a small entryway, making sure the outer door is shut, then pushing open the inner door to the gym. Opening both doors at the same time would begin deflating the gym.

In any case, the “Beagles” shook off the rust accumulated over Christmas break, played well and defeated QSI Bratislava on their astroturf court.

We hit the ground running next week with games on Monday and Tuesday. Stay tuned for more updates.

 

Letters from Vietnam

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Our letter from Vietnam

So, yeah, this is a new one. In case you’re having trouble reading it, that stamp does in fact say “Missent to HO CHI MINH CITY.”

People have mistaken Vienna for Venice and Austria for Australia, but I don’t know that anyone’s ever mistaken Vienna for Vietnam. Sure, they have plenty in common. They both start with ‘V’. They both, um, have, um, you know, um people?

Yeah, so not much in common it turns out. In the US Post Office’s defense, the sender did neglect to write Austria in as the country. I’m not sure it’s that great a defense, though.

In any case, I’m glad this Christmas letter’s incredible journey ended in our mailbox.

MS Basketball Season Underway

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MS Basketball 2011-12Basketball season is well underway again and we’re just about to kick off another round of games. Before Christmas break, we won our first two games handily, executing well on offense and defense. I’m very proud of how my boys have played and look forward to the season ahead.

This Thursday we start a busy stretch of games, playing 5 games and a tournament in less than two weeks. Please pray for the next two weeks as we train and compete and stay tuned for more updates!

More pictures below:

Haus des Meeres

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On Friday we took a trip to the Haus des Meeres with our friends the Stocketts.

Haus des Meeres

The Haus des Meeres is Vienna’s aquarium. It’s built in an old Flakturm, which I think is an awesome way to redeem a not so awesome thing.

We got to see lots of fun creatures.

Haus des Meeres

We also got to watch an amazing sunset from the roof. You can walk all the way around the turm, thus getting a 360 degree view of Vienna. Beautiful!

Haus des Meeres

We finished our visit with a rousing game of Peek-a-Boo. Pretty great day all around.

Haus des Meeres

 You can see more pictures here: Haus des Meeres

I’m a Guest Blogger!

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My sweet friend, Jill, asked me to write a guest post on her blog “Joy in the Small Things.” I wrote a little about our story, but mostly about how we find joy in the midst of life’s ups and downs. You can read the post here – Gnade: Our Story.

You should check out Jill’s blog and her shop. You can even like her on Facebook. She makes these awesome folk art banners. Ours says “gnade” which is German for grace.