Where we are now.

Priya and I just gave Graham a long hug and kiss.  The boys are napping and Hudson at school.  Our AC is still running although not really necessary at this point.  Each day brings us closer to cooler temperatures.  After a 4 month blog break, I am ready to retell the story of our summer.  This will come.  We just sent Graham off for over a week to lead an eMi team to south India and help with the development and design for a very touching organization.  I now feel like I am about ready to run a hard race of single parenting, but it is not all about me and I am overwhelmed by the work of those in India caring for the hurting and defenseless.  Hopeful that the team can somehow help them do more with the design.

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a dip on the other side.

A few weeks ago we went on our mandatory visa run which happens every 180 days.  We are required by the Indian government to leave the country.  We decided to go to Thailand for a much needed break to rest and recuperate after 6 months of flux in Delhi.  So...we picked the easiest option.  Travel light, fly to Bangkok(3.5 hours), where a taxi van will greet us right outside of customs and take us 3 hours to a quiet and removed retreat center on the fishing coast of the the Gulf of Thailand.  The center is designed for families who are working in the region seeking a get away.  It provided clean and new accommodations, 3 meals a day, laundry, a pool, a kids play room, a beach, bicycles and a few tourist activities if desired.  The point is, we didn't have to think about anything or make any decisions or go through any struggle to meet our basic needs which believe it or not has been a struggle in Delhi.  We all got really sick with colds and  baboo was awake every  2 hours for a few nights, but even with this...it was delightful and much needed.

a Delhi Easter.

I feel that as the kids get older the more deeply we explain the Easter story with them and the significance of the death and resurrection of Christ beyond the eggs and candy.  It is a story that takes contemplation on our part.  

We spent Easter with our church at a packed service, had brunch with our eMi family and an egg hunt with our little neighbor friends.  We actually only had 6 plastic eggs, but hid them over and over again in our park.  

distance learning

We continue to do speech therapy and activitities with Priya's preschool classroom at the Boystown Lied Learning Center in Omaha.  They have an amazing program for children with cochlear implants and hearing impairment.  She was able to attend school for 2 months while we were back this summer,  and they agreed to do distance follow-up with her.  Now we are spending quite a few evenings in front of the computer.  I feel so grateful to have professionals tracking her progress, offering us advice and cheering her on as we live in India.  This week channel 6 news made an appearance...