Summer Update

From the beginning of May until the middle of June I returned to Gabon to spend some time with my dear friends there!  It was an amazing trip...you can read about it on my Africa blog

I stopped in Paris for a ten day layover in between Gabon and America...I have dreamed of visiting Paris for years, so when my dream came true I was more than thrilled!

Next stop was Chicago, where I was reunited with my family...we then drove on to Michigan to spend a few days with my grandparents...

...it's always fun at Grandma's :)

I haven't danced in a while...I miss it!

then we drove to St Louis area and stayed for a few days with my grandpa on his farm...saw a Cardinals vs. Rockies game, ate almost every meal with all the farmers at their little restaurant...didn't actually drive a tractor, but sitting in it was pretty fun!

Now I am back in Colorado Springs for two months with my family.  We spent the 4th of July with some very good childhood friends, and it was a festive day despite the past few weeks of terrible forest fires that have been raging all over my state.  The Waldo Canyon Fire claimed over 300 homes in my own city.  We are safe, and I am thankful that God has been glorified in so many ways through this tragedy.