http://mariisaacson.com/blog Mari's Updates & Notes Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:20:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I arrived. It was quite an adventure really.... it rained the first day of travel and snowed, REALLY snowed the second! Needless to say, there was a crack in the U-Haul and LOTS of my stuff got wet. Mostly washables, but also some of my non-replacable materials. The rest ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/?p=101 Dear friends and family. Wow, it's hard to believe that a week from Friday, early in the morning, 2 of my sisters, a Suv, a U-Haul and I take off for the Canadian Border. Then head up to Edmonton, arriving the next day. Furlough has been fantastic! Everyone I have come ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/?p=93 There was this one youngster in the Good News Club who just couldn’t sit still very long. I was sharing with the group about Jesus dying for our sins. It is always good to give examples, so I did… “have you ever told a lie?” The boy looked at me ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/?p=84 On the way to Teacher Training, Mary Cunningham and I decided to pick up something fast for dinner. What better way to be fast then to do the drive- thru. Those aren’t as easy as it seems! We pulled up to the speaker board and heard this really loud “rrrrr”. We ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/?p=75 ...or Furlough, or Home Assignment... whatever you want to call it. Often I am asked to describe a typical day of work... well, I never really have a typical day. Every day is different, often unpredictable in the midst of routine. Even my routine is different every day of the week. ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/?p=68 There are events in ones life that, at the moment of conception, aren’t funny but rather frightful. Nevertheless, afterwards, perhaps because of relief of survival one can laugh at the memory of the event. Such was the day Sharon and I were chased across Missouri by a tornado. It started off ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/?p=64 As I reflect on 2009, I must admit it was definitely a year to remember!!! let me share some of the highlights with you. In Austria we had more snow than we have had for a long while. Furthermore, it stayed the entire winter. That too is an unusual occurrence. I ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/?p=56 How many of you enjoy living out of a suitcase? I don't particularly. Still I am glad that I am on the road again. It is one step closer to my goal of getting to Alberta, Canada. Christmas time with my family was really special. I had to keep pinching myself ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/?p=51 Laughter can open interesting doors! It has always been hard for me to just start talking to strange people… by strange I am not meaning their looks or clothing, or even some of their mannerisms… we would all then be considered somewhat strange, don’t you think.?! So, to even share my ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/?p=48 (Eugene) - January 18-22 (Medford/Talent) - Pick up Mari at CYIA staff mtg in Salem (Jan 23) to take down to So. Oregon (Klamath Falls) - January 24-31 Dallas area) - Feb. 2, 7 pm prayer meeting (capital district/Salem) - Feb. 3 - ? (Portland) - March 5-6 (Roseburg) - March 18, 6 pm, Banquet speaker There are ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/?p=45