Small Up Yuhself

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and I could say 'I used everything that you gave me.'"                                                 - Ema Bombeck Life has been busy here is Jamaica!  We have been working hard on getting the new surgery center in Montego Bay finished and open.  I am happy to report that the surgery center opened in June and we have already done surgery on over 100 patients.  The proximity to home allows me to be in the OR twice a week, which is a huge blessing to everyone!  We are loving the new facility and feeling a little spoiled in our new OR with air conditioning.  The adjacent clinic space is almost finished which will be over twice as big as our current clinic area.  Our family was able to take a month break this summer to spend ti...

It's been a year. One whole year. Actually, a year and one day as I write this.  A year since we said goodbye to family and close friends.  A year since we became temporary residents of another country.  The process of getting here started months before this anniversary, and what a whirlwind that was! But one year ago things changed in a big way.  Bigger than any of our other prior changes, and we've had a LOT of changes. We packed up, sold most everything we owned, stored the rest and made the move to Jamaica.   We honestly had no idea what to expect.  Adria told me the other day she thought there wasn't going to be cars and roads and big buildings.  She thought it was just going to be jungle.  Sorry kid, we may have let you down in that department, but I sure am glad we have those things!!  We were nervous about the uncertainty, but excited for the adventure, knowing that God had opened all the right doors, and closed others, that allow...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!   We had the extreme pleasure of spending the holidays with family and friends in Alaska and Oregon.  The girls got to experience Alaska snow (for the first time!!), sledding, playing on a frozen lake, and drinking lots of hot chocolate by the fire.  We went to the Christmas Eve service in Anchorage where we felt right at home with everyone wearing their Sunday best - jeans, yoga pants, ugly but practical shoes, and right leaning political clothing.  Gotta love Anchorage!  Then, we spent time in Oregon catching up with all our friends and spending time with Jeromee's entire family - first time ever that all the siblings with their spouses were together.  However, after all our traveling, I was happy to wake up on our first morning back to the sun and 75 degree weather.  No seasonal affective disorder down here!  After almost a year down here, we are finally starting the build out project in Monte...