What a great photo. I remember when you sent this in your christmas cards one year. Doug wants to take the kids on a medical mission when they are old enough to see how GREAT of life that they have here!
Maybe you know this story, but if not I wanted to share it. When I was in Newport RI pineapples were huge. Lots of people had them on their porches as doorknockers or whatever. I was told the tradition came from long ago when sea captins came back from their voyages. They would put a pineapple on their porch when they were rested, and ready to accept visitors.
I love it that it means so much more personally to your family. What a wonderful tradition!
As well at southern plantations. when a home owner wanted their guest to leave they would stick a pineapple at the bottom of their bed letting them know it was time to go. Girl did you get a blog.,
What a great picture and what a great post. Congratulations on your 200th post, that's so cool. I love the pineapple story and love that you have a great tradition like that.
Its a dream of mine to take Evie out of school for a year when she is in Jr high and go around the world doing medical and humanitarian missions. The 5 days in Baton Rouge changed my life, I can only imagine that this experience was the same for your family. I love that picture of Jeff, I am so glad you shared it. A favorite quote from (I think Thomas Jefferson) is "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." I try to live by that, but how amazing of your family to make such a sacrifice, that is certainly not Kansas anymore Toto! Tasha
7:14 PM
[Image] My 200th Post!Wow, this will be the 200th time this year that I have sat down to document my day, feelings, memories, hopes, dreams etc. this year. Thanks to my friend Jill who introduced me into the blogging world I can say that I am a better person. I would love to write 200 things on some subject for this post but not the week for me. (see I am taking ya'll's advice and not trying to do everything) But instead I decided to post one of my most favorite photos that I have of my husband. In 2002 Jeff went on a 2 week medical mission to Nigeria. It was life changing for him and for me. We both learned so many things. The above photo is a family who came back to thank him for the surgery that he performed on their son and to thank him they brought him a pineapple. Since then pineapples have been such a symbol for our family of gratitude as well as a sign of hospitality (the traditional meaning, especially in the south) Since that time we have taken pineapples to families on Christmas eve with a big red ribbon on them, sybolizing our gratitude to them and our love for them. I just took two pineapples to the ladies I visit teach last week. I love to eat them and look at them and they make the best gift. (I also have given them to my friends who have babies with a big pink or blue bow on them, what a yummy post delivery treat)
So Jill if I could fed ex you a pineapple today I would, thank you for welcoming me into your beautiful world. ... side note for any of my friends who want to start a blog, call or email me. I will do for you what jill did for me and help you set one up!
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What a great photo. I remember when you sent this in your christmas cards one year. Doug wants to take the kids on a medical mission when they are old enough to see how GREAT of life that they have here!
Congrats on the 200th post by the way!
5:53 AM
Maybe you know this story, but if not I wanted to share it. When I was in Newport RI pineapples were huge. Lots of people had them on their porches as doorknockers or whatever. I was told the tradition came from long ago when sea captins came back from their voyages. They would put a pineapple on their porch when they were rested, and ready to accept visitors.
I love it that it means so much more personally to your family. What a wonderful tradition!
7:57 AM
Elisa, i actually have heard the same story .
As well at southern plantations. when a home owner wanted their guest to leave they would stick a pineapple at the bottom of their bed letting them know it was time to go.
Girl did you get a blog.,
8:01 AM
Can I steal your pineapple idea? I love it. Pineapple is one of those special treats that we only get when we really want to splurge.
Congrats on your 200 post. I cannot believe you made it so quickly.
8:07 AM
I wish I had known you were up this late- I would have given you a call.
8:10 AM
What a great picture and what a great post. Congratulations on your 200th post, that's so cool. I love the pineapple story and love that you have a great tradition like that.
8:19 AM
Its a dream of mine to take Evie out of school for a year when she is in Jr high and go around the world doing medical and humanitarian missions. The 5 days in Baton Rouge changed my life, I can only imagine that this experience was the same for your family. I love that picture of Jeff, I am so glad you shared it. A favorite quote from (I think Thomas Jefferson) is "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." I try to live by that, but how amazing of your family to make such a sacrifice, that is certainly not Kansas anymore Toto!
Tasha
7:14 PM