Getting Ready...

We have been planning for years.  I quit my job, Michael took a leave of absence from his, and we pulled the kids out of school.  On Tuesday morning we begin our 30-hour trek to Accra, Ghana, Africa.  We plan to be there 7 months, perhaps double that. 

Today we talked to the kids at length about bugs and contaminated water and uncooked food and DON'T WANDER OFF (our beautiful 13 year-old is famous for this).  Scared everybody some, but a little healthy environmental respect is definitely called for. 

Mariah, Kristin, Michael and Sam thinking about going...

May God bless and protect us as we head into our new adventure.