So, yesterday was a day of 2 picnics. . . the first being of Elliana’s Montessori class at Bendix Woods County Park (over by New Carlisle). She started Countryside Montessori in August and ABSOLUTELY loves it!!! As you can see from the pictures – we had a hay ride (where she got to play in the straw with one of her friends – Jo jo), a cook-out and play time at one of the playgrounds – good times:

The second picnic was to celebrate Raj , who is GCC’s guru pastor in India – overseeing all of GCC’s mission work in India. You see. . . . I am going to India on a short term mission trip this Christmas with the “Justice Team” ~~ parner with International Justice Mission in their fight against bonded slave labor and forced prostitution ~~. There are several other teams going from GCC including Media, Water, Construction, and Vehicle Maintenance teams. So, we all got together to celebrate what has been done over in India already and what wonderful things are to come. . . . . India is dealing with some genocide issues right now, so keep them in your prayers. . .

Finally. . . . . I love meeting the friends of my kids – - they spend all of this time with other kids at Church and school, and then we finally get to meet them every now and then. This in one such case. . . . . . Elliana is friends with Belle Wegner – Rob and Michelle’s youngest. . . because they play all the time at church together, but we have never gone over to their place, and they have never come over to ours – but here are the two cuties having a deep discussion about something. . . .they were holding hands earlier, but I didn’t have my camera ready!!!