A {Heart} for Africa

Coming home from Africa is usually hard. Part of your heart (or most of your heart) stays there.

But, this week has been GOOD. We are feeling giddy about what lies ahead, and can already see some clear direction from here. And, it has been so good to be back with my girls and Mark.

In His goodness, every single day has involved Africa in some way. Whether it be through conversations with others, lunch with some VO teammates, or long dinners with friends, we have been so encouraged by how many are walking this journey with us. Some amazing teams are already being formed for the summer trips. Some plans are already being formed for new His Chase projects. And, God has given us some wonderful friends who share a love for Africa.

Our sweet Mrs. Suzanne brought these cookies by earlier this week:

And, it was the perfect way to celebrate what God is doing in our lives, and in our family.

She brought a little cookie decorating kit for the girls, complete with icing and directions on how to make a heart for Rwanda, "because part of our heart lives there". How precious.

The girls had SO much fun decorating these...and so did I!

Of course, we had to show our Ghana love a little too! We had Rwanda hearts...

And Ghana hearts...

And a whole lotta icing bites. :)

Thank you, Suzanne, for the perfect "welcome home" surprise!

And, then, to continue the {heart} for Africa theme, we got to have dinner with a group of friends, who are all adopting from Ethiopia. Angie had the CUTEST decorations on the table, showing our LOVE for this continent:

It was SO cute and it just might inspire some new Valentine decorations around our house.

It was such a fun night, and I can't wait 'til this group of families has expanded by five beautiful children!!

We {heart} Africa.

We {heart} our little one.

And, we {heart} our many friends and family who share our love for Africa.

We are SO so blessed.