Sunday March 21, 2010 - St. Louis, Missouri

It rained all day today. Cold and drizzly rain, which I loved. We went to church at Timothy Lutheran Church. The pastor is a former missionary colleague of Gena's father. While I have worshiped at Timothy several times over the past six years, this was Gena's first time. Gary & Christine were helping out with the worship team, introducing some of the Taize music that we all love.

The rest of the day was spent relaxing, mostly. The kids read or played some video games. An indoor day, ended with a fire in the fireplace, popcorn, some cheese and crackers. A little bit of familiarity in the midst of constant change of location and people. We struggle to maintain certain rituals and patterns for our kids. They have dealt with constant change sooooo well. The least we can do is try and ensure that each day they have familiar touchstones. The breakfasts they like. Popcorn on Sunday evenings. Sometimes it's the little things that mean the most - to little people as well as big ones.