The lovely faces (and their little people) that grace my home every Thursday.  Coffee, chai, handmade food and learning more about Jesus.....delight!


Brooke, Aisha, Lili and Noa spend most of their time trapsing up and down the stairs in varying degrees of dressing up clothes.



A Weekend in Osaka

Oh so good to be with old friends at our old place in Osaka.

Gin-chan....our very old friend....



We totally squatted in front of our old place....Krispy Kremes in hand....glad the new residents didn't mind....





Neighbors and friends....still dear!



picnic at Banpakukoen

Mochi!

Junko-san!

nieghborhood geijin!



Our Japanese church family!  Oh so good to see their faces!



Sumi san and her lovely polish...

so pretty momma



thinking this 'uncle' is pretty cool with his remote control heli...





Mizuki-chan....




The kids had last Monday off of school so we took the long weekend to make the trip to Osaka to see friends.  It was so wonderful!