Okay, coming in behind having to leave friends and family when heading back to the mission field, the next worse thing is dealing with packing/luggage.  This is what is traveling onboard with us from Charlotte to Dar es Salaam:
Checked items:
3 suitcases - 68 lbs, 62 lbs, 57 lbs
3 RubberMaid 18 gallon containers - 50 lbs, [...]

In my last post, I was optimistic about having two hands free yesterday to be able to tell you about Sunday.  As you can see, nothing was posted.  One and one together is… well, you get the picture!
Here is what Sunday looked like:
Nightly dance with Asher.
6:45am - Dana is the first up to begin getting [...]

Got Asher zonked out in my left arm so I’m pecking the keys w/ my right.
Just wanted to give a HUGE thank you to the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Conover.  We had agreat time with you this morning.
I’ll fill the rest of you in on our day once I’ve got 2 hands [...]

When Asher was only 16 hours old, we were already having to contemplate the repercussions of such long hair on his young head.
Click the picture to see the video clip.

It is interesting the things you find that:
Capture your baby’s attention (I’ve seen him go almost 5 consecutive minutes looking at it; and he’s only 6 weeks old!):

And put him to sleep (while riding on it in his car seat):

We left the house @ 7:15am in order to make the 1+ hour trip to our home church. At the beginning of the first worship service, Asher was dedicated.

Immediately after that, we headed out to the lobby to see a bunch of our friends for the last time before we head back to TZ.

Then, [...]

Tomorrow morning I’m heading to Waxhaw. That’s where JAARS is located. They’ve got a great shipping department for we Wycliffe folks. When we came back, we didn’t expect to have to send over a pallet-load of baby stuff. We’ve gotten that much. So much actually that the Isuzu Rodeo I’m [...]

Dana and Asher both had doctor appointments today.  Dana and Asher both were found to be in  GREAT health!
Then, about 15 minutes after we got home from the doctors, the doorbell rang.  I answered it and was handed a Priority Mail envelope from our mailman.  It was Asher’s passport!  We applied for it 15 calendar [...]

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