Grandma Ann and Papa George bought Maisie some cute new boot/shoes!  Thanks Grandma Ann and Papa George!

Our friend Andrea (who moved to Paris the same time we did and lived here for three months) was in Paris for the day and we were able to meet up for a coffee at Place Verte and then she came over to see our apartment.  This picture sucks and Maisie’s head is turned around, but oh well!  You get the point! So George and Ann (Justin’s parents) got in yesterday!  They flew into Paris on their way home from Uganda and will be here three days!  We are having a great time with them!  It is so great for them to see Maisie and for Maisie to get to know them!  By the way, George isn’t really wearing a necklace for real!  I put that around his neck so that Maisie would maybe take to him a bit better.  She is a bit shy around men for some reason. …

Do you ever have those moments where you are completely touched by something and it is like God is so clearly telling you something? I have had a few of those moments in my life. Some were big things God told/asked me to do and others were small and simple things. One of these moments that sticks out is after I watched The Constant Gardener. I remember how horrified I was that I had been so ignorant to the happenings in Africa. I swore that I would do something. Have I done something? A pathetic, “no” will answer that question. I remember telling someone, “How can I not do something now that I know?” Slowly the shock of what I had seen in this movie had worn away. I guess I let it. My selfishness took over. I think I got pregnant closely after and I probably blamed it on…

I completely forgot my camera today when I left the apartment.  I was so annoyed because as soon as I walked outside I knew that I had forgotten it.  Justin and I were on our way to a church event and because  we were the ones that were leading this worship time, I couldn’t go back up and get it!   It was cool because for our monthly worship time we met at Les Halles, which is basically a huge mall in the center of Paris.  We all met in a little outdoor area (sorry for not having a beautiful picture to give you a visual) and Justin gave a little talk about worship and how there are lots of ways to worship, including serving.  Then with the money that we would have normally used to rent the church building, we split up into groups, split up the money and were…

We had a really fun day today!  After we FINALLY got out of the apartment (seriously, if you thought we were always late before, you should see us now that we have a kid) we went and sat at a cafe for lunch.  Today was the day of the cafe!  We stopped at another for a break to feed Maisie and then another for dinner later on.  By the way, I have eaten duck twice in the last couple weeks, which is very strange since I like to feed ducks and I think they are sort of cute.  I really have to not think about the fact that I am eating duck because it is almost too much to handle.  It is pretty good stuff though.  Ooooooh, another place we will have to go when you and Sean are here Jill!  FUN!  Here is a little family picture at one…