Tim is Married

It was a beautiful wedding and reception in Montreat/Black Mountain, NC... the couple will be honeymooning in Mexico, and making their first home as husband and wife in Mooresville, NC.

Tim earned his degree in Appropriate Technology from Appalachian State University and has accepted a position as a Construction Manager with 4G Design Build <build4g.com> beginning August 1st.

In the Neighborhood

Some of our 10th graders crossed the river this morning to do a little standard of living survey... a great experience for our kids!
After chatting with the third grade teacher at Oasis of Hope Christian School, I asked for her permission to take the photo (at left) of her class.  The picture below is looking back at our 13-acre campus (a little right of center, just left of the tree with the blood red blossoms) from the neighborhood just north of us (clicking on the picture should enlarge it for you.)

Family Day @NCA

It doesn't get much cuter than a bunch of first graders dressed in their mothers' clothes...
This part of the annual program designed to honor parents!

Nicaraguan Mothers' Day is next Monday.

Grandson #2

Today was the day for that little bundle of joy to make his appearance, and Grace was there to welcome him into this crazy world!


Jonathan Elliott Strickland tipped the scales at nine pounds, seven ounces... I'm sure it won't be long before he's making his big brother Josh earn his status as the alpha male of the next generation... for the time being he's just plain cute!

GG (Grandma Grace) now gets five days to get to know the little fella before she has to fly south again and join the fun here in the tropics!

My Birthday

With Grace in the US ready to welcome our second grandson into this world, I got to celebrate turning 59 with this crew... they sang Happy Birthday to me in English! :-)

ESL Class for Teachers

This is what one of the best groups of teachers in Nicaragua looks like after a full day of teaching, 90-minutes into their first 2-hour class of English as a Second Language... Grace and I love these people!

Batchin' It

Bonnie's due date was last Friday, but since our second grandson apparently wanted his GG to be there to welcome him... as of this morning, she's there (in Fort Lauderdale.)

I'll be holding down the fort for a couple of weeks here in Matagalpa, getting a lesson in just how blessed I am to have Grace by my side for the second half of my time on this crazy planet!