Photo taken in the fall of 2004 of Aimee on the right and Brett (middle) and Krista on left as they prepare for their winter Cotillion.
Aimee and friends at the Honor Academy in Texas. She spent a year there being decipiled and challenged in her walk with Christ.
Aimee and her dad on graduation day at the Honor Academy
Aimee's trip to India broke her heart and helped shape who she is. This is a photo of a young mom and two children.
Aimee and friend in Israel two summers ago. They were in the country days before the war broke out in that part of the world.
Let's just say that the days have begun to run together lately, it's hard to know when the week begins and ends. Perhaps that is just another sign of my age! Do I have to admit that? :) We have been cleaning out "stuff" that we seem to continue cleaning out on a weekly basis, where does all this "stuff" come from? When we moved from Ct. to Ohio nearly 3 years ago we emptied the closets of excess stuff and left usuable things with dear friends in order to simplify our lives only to find ourselves doing the same thing now. Not that we are moving, but the potential is always in the back of our minds. So, we will continue the quest to live simply even if that takes till our days where we no longer realize that we want a simple life.
Last weekend we tried the familiar "tag sale" stragedy with little success. Preparing for one of those events takes a lot of time and then manning the tables for the whole day is another time committment resulting in the approximate pocketed cash of $63.00. I think that breaks down to about $5.00 an hour. Is it worth it, not for a minute, but it is fun chatting with our neighbors and others who venture out for treasures.
Our home is quieter right now. Aimee left on Father's Day for a summer job in Ct. at a children's camp. She is working full time with a group of kindergarten age girls thinking that it would be a piece of cake!! She phoned home on her 3rd day on the job and said she was exhausted and that somehow she would make it through the whole summer. I think this is a great experience for her, not that she needs experience. She has built up several years of experience while on her missions trips around the world. I remember that last summer in Thailand her saying that she was in charge of a small group of young children and that they were so full of energy! Somehow she had forgotten that experience!! That reminds me of my own pregnancies. Each time I gave birth I told myself that I could never do that again, but somehow the years soften the memories and I am ready again. So, Aimee will undoubtedly have memories of her years caring for young children in the US and abroad and over time she will have only good things to remember.
I don't have many photos of her available, but here is a sampling of her and her travels.
