Pulling up sweetness

I wonder what she sees and what she is thinking...

Nate made a slippery dip

Yes, he did. He used a sheet of tin that was sitting at the back of a friend's petrol station and some wood that he had cut from local trees. Pretty nifty, huh?

Handsy

I'm loving the creativity of our five year old!

Two foot the border

Have you ever had each foot in a different country at the same time?

Victoria Falls

Have I mentioned before that Victoria Falls takes your breath away? Nate and I saw the Falls back in 2006 with Nate's sister, Sara and her hubby, Eric. This time around was no less spectacular. The Falls were so forceful at this time of year (April) that we had to suit up in ponchos.

Poncho and all, we still got soaked to the bones while crossing the bridge. What a roar there was!

Have you ever been rained on from the bottom up?

 Anastasia was safely tucked away inside my poncho.

Before:

After:

And here we are standing at the brink of the falls.

Don't step backwards! Back in 2006 BK (before kids) we all walked across this river and leaned over the very edge of the Falls. That was in dry season in July. There is no chance of that in April just after rainy season!

Vic Falls from a distance, still just as beautiful.

The morning of our adventure at Vic Falls this was the Psalm that I read:
The voice of the LORD is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the LORD, over many waters.
The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. Psalm 29:3-4

What a beautiful way to start the day, and then to get a glimpse of the power of our mighty God's voice through hearing the roar of many waters. The LORD *is* full of majesty.

Scorpion Season

It would seem that with the dry season come scorpions. I killed five in our house in a week. This is another one. It was (thankfully dead) in the washing machine after I did a load. They seem to like the pile of clothes in our bathroom…

Thankfully, none of us have been stung, but it's been close. Nate almost backed into one in the shower and Anastasia crawled right past one. I'm reminded of a dear group of ladies in Louisiana who laid their hands on us and prayed for many things, including our protection from snakes and scorpions. Thank you for those ladies, Lord!

You can see from the photo that the scorpions are quite small, but in Indiana Jones (which I'm sure is a Top Authority on such things :), it says that the smaller they are the worse the sting. May we never find out if this is true!