Author Archives: mjstearns

  Marisela, myself and Teresa on graduation day.  The girls moved up from primary school to secondary school.  I was honored to be asked to escort Marisela (usually it’s a parent that does this).     Mariela, Alex, Jenny and … Continue reading →

I feel like I have a lot to say whenever we don’t have internet at home.  That’s really unfortunate.   We’ve been going to graduations left and right, and planning for next year.  A team is in town, and one … Continue reading →

We’ve been hit with another virus, this one is a cold.  Luckily the boys haven’t gotten it yet.  I hope that yesterday was the worst of it and I can spend the next few days getting my energy levels back … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe we’ve been in this beautiful place for over five months!  In fact, Christmas day will mark our sixth month here.  I wouldn’t trade the last six months for the world, but looking back on it, we’ve … Continue reading →

  I have never been particularly good with plants.  Or small, non noise-making pets (like fish).  In fact, when we left Virginia, I straight up forgot that I had a beta fish.  That’s not terribly surprising considering that I had … Continue reading →

We’ve had a great day celebrating Thanksgiving!  I was a little nervous about it because Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I knew I would miss my family, friends and traditions.  Not to mention, I have never cooked a turkey, … Continue reading →

So, normally we have a nifty modem at home that allows us to connect to the interwebs and, well, connect.  But this past month I used all of our allotted time within two weeks. It’s been a long couple of … Continue reading →

Clearly I’ve not kept up as well as I should have on the goings on around here. Lately… Mark got into a school in the Navy that allows him to drill here in Managua all except for twice next year!  … Continue reading →