Yardsale

So we are going to have a yardsale February 18th for those of you who want to check out our stuff. It will be at Herb and Jazz's house. We are trying to get rid of most of our stuff so it will be a mix of furniture, clothes, kitchen stuff and other misc.

Also if anyone is looking for a car we are needing to sell ours so we can but one when we move.

If you are interested in any of our stuff and wanna get a sneak preview and get anything before yardsale give us a call. the less we have to drag to yardsale the better!

Thanks for being understanding of us moving and all the love and support this last year.

Sad news

So as many are now finding out i figured it was time to let you all know- we are moving back to the states. We are going back to Florida area near my parents. Our flight is April 3rd. 


We will dearly miss Guam but will come and visit. It will always be home for both of us. Moving will give me a chance to get my health back (I have been sick non-stop since being here), and also to be closer to my family and to help out in these aging years 9grandparents). Also josh is looking forward to the new adventure of living in the states (he has only lived on Hawaii and Guam), and getting to be know for himself not by his family name-I remember those days.








We went bowling out with friends the other night.

This was dinner the other night and it came out really good-served over rice.

Lemony Chicken with Artichoke Hearts

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

2 lemons, juiced

1 cup chicken broth

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1/4 cup vermouth

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

1 bay leaf

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/4 cup water

Directions

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Combine the flour and salt on a plate, then gently press the chicken breasts into the flour mixture to coat. Shake off the excess flour. Arrange the chicken in the skillet and cook until browned on each side, about 10 minutes. Add the lemon juice, chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce, vermouth, garlic, bay leaf, and basil. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. Stir in the artichoke hearts, and continue simmering until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes more.

Mix the cornstarch and water in a small bowl. Stir the mixture into the chicken, and continue cooking until thickened, about 5 minutes.

Darker red anyone?

So i decided to go back to being a red head for a bit, funny thing is that most people here remember me as that since that was what i was when i first came.

Sorry for writing much lately, getting through last year was kinda crazy but thankfully it is over. Right now we are house-sitting for some friends in one of the other congregations and really enjoying it. Below is our little neighbor Josh found stuck in a cinder block.

This past week had our c.o. visit which was very encouraging and so nice to see the Hendrix again. They came to Guam just before i had left. they visited only a few congregations before they were sent out to the outer islands to serve, which they have just came back from 2 years later, they now will serve here on Guam and also I believe Saipan, Rota and Tinian. 

Field service groups were overflowing and the meetings too. The talks that were given really hit home and were just what we need. Some of the points and experiences i appreciated were:                                                  

• Matthew 11:29 -"Lowly in heart", that means that Jesus felt that he was lower then those around him. When he was teaching he was also listening to those around him and learn how they felt. Do we listen and learn from those we are trying to teach?
• Job 9:6-9;12:7,8 - Job's bible was what he saw around him. he had no doubt heard about the words of Jehovah that had been passed down but how else did he build his faith so strong in Jehovah.
• Acts 17:25 - When was the last time Jehovah gave you a bill for the air you breath or the life you have lived? these are the most valuable things we have, what Jehovah has given us. 
• Acts 20:35-The recipe for happiness. Jehovah is the happiest because he gives the most, do we try to follow in his footsteps? An example of this is of a sister on the island of Chuuk. She walks 8 miles one way through a thick jungle with a heavy baby to get to the meetings 9it takes her about 3 hours). But when she gets to the kingdom hall she is one of the happiest people there-why? Because she gave the most to get to that meeting.
• An experience - One family in the Marshell islands during family worship, the parents asked there two little girls who in their congregation they would like to help. The little girls thought and replied that they wanted to help to of the older ones. So the parents asked how they wanted to help them.the reply was that they wanted to take what meager money they had saved from their allowance and buy something for them. So the parents took them to the store to pick the items out and brought them to the older folks homes. When the girls gave their gifts, the parents told them "this happiness you are feeling that is how Jehovah feels everyday".   how are we teaching our children about Jehovah being a happy God?
• 2 Peter 3:8 - We need to have Jehovah's perspective on time (80 years in our life is but 2 hours in his time) during this time of the end. One sister that had been pioneering for 66 years said that she always viewed Armageddon as being the day after tomorrow so that helped her keep focused and not feel like when is it coming.
• James 4:8 -This talks about purifying your hearts so you do not become indecisive. Here in micronesia this seems to be a real problem, we have ones that will study and come to meetings for years but never make real progress and this is the reason why. How they need to repent and purify their hearts is brought out in this illustration: 

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When in the world your heart is like the glass of dirty water on left. The glass of clean water on right is the pure waters of truth that we get at meetings and through our study of the bible. if we do not repent and clean purify our hearts all we are doing is pouring that clean water into an already dirty glass of gross water and contaminating it. If we can clean out our hearts then we can we be pouring clean water into a clean glass.

  I am very interested If anyone has had their c.o.'s visit since September if any of this was familiar or similar, please share.

 Also our mailbox was up and for now we are going to get our mail at Josh'a parents box since Josh still has a key and we don't get any mail:) So if you happen to send anything to us please mail it to the following address:  P.O. BOX 9412  Dededo, Guam 96912

Life in Guam is always changing, recently our hall has undergone some of these,or rather will be.
One of the couples in our hall that have been at bethel was asked to go back into the construction that is taking place in Micronesia. we were so sad to see them go because no one knows what they will be asked to do once the construction is done. Dawn's amazing laugh and Jared's heart-warming smile are surely missed in our hall.
In addition to them leaving we have another couple moving to the machanu (forgive my spelling) hall because of the chuukees group since they know the language a bit. Also staring in January our Sunday meeting time is being switched to 3:30p.m. (we currently have 9:30a.m.).


This weekend we moved out of Josh's parents house and into some friend's house to take care of their house while they are gone for 2 months. We are in a neighborhood with many other witnesses, most from our hall, which is really nice. The area is nice and cool and quiet. We have enjoyed sitting outside in the evening chatting and studying for the meetings. 
Unfortunately, i have been sick again - another sinus infection - and Josh has been fighting off flu like symptoms. the flu has been going around the island. but we are plugging along trying to build ourselves back up.
Not much else to report right now, but hope to hear from you all soon. 

My work and the new cafe

So as i have mentioned before I work at a cafe called Infusion Coffee & Tea. Lately, they have been working on a new bigger cafe. They took an existing building and have transformed into a work of art. This week they have been putting the finishing touches in order to open very soon. Yesterday, they had an open house by invite only, to test the equipment and have a dry run for the employees. Josh and I went to check it out and here a just a few of the pictures. I will take more next time I go, so you can get a better view of it along with pictures of the currant cafe.  

my supervisor-notice the menu boards are not finished yet so don't be alarmed.

just a sampling of the cupcakes we bake and sell for our cafes-so yummy!

my co-worker enjoying all the space we now have at this location

the upstairs seating

looking out to our upstairs balcony where there is more seating

enjoying a pina colada smoothie:)

Thursday 11/17/11

This past weekend we found out that Josh's grandfather on his mom's side passed away in Philippians. Josh's parents have left to P.I. for the funeral.


As for Josh and I, we do have some sad news- our good news that was mentioned in last blog entry- is now not happening. Thank you to all who have given your support and encouragement it has been a great help.


For those of you who have questions about what I have been writing about or read my blog, please come to us for any questions you have and not my parents-we don't live with them and you should be getting any information from the source.


Josh and I would also love to hear from all who do read this, it's nice to know whats going on with everyone else in the rest of the world.