Life Lately March 2026

 Here is a look at some family activities during the month of March.

 

We started the month getting supplies ready for a mission team.  We were hosting a team from Easthaven Baptist in Brookhaven, MS.  This is the city we have always stayed in during our Stateside Assignments.  We have hosted them many times and always look forward to having them here with us.

 

 

Our mission team

You can read about our week with them here- Easthaven Misson Team. 

 

 

They flew out on a Friday afternoon, and we flew out the following morning heading to Virginia to attend an IMB Americas Homeschool Conference.   We had an incredible week there with other homeschool families who serve in the Americas.  

 

 

our family March 2026 

 

 

Due to our mission team and trip to Virginia, the boys missed two weeks of youth group.  They were eager to return.  That night the boys' Bible study group made pancakes and served them for the evening meal. Our boys enjoyed getting to help.

 

youth group friends 

 

 

We took this photo on Palm Sunday morning. 

 

 

Ben took his friend, Josue, to the climbing gym with him.  This is Ben's favorite activity! 

 

 

For Cruz's cooking class during March, the recipes he made were batter fried fish, cheese grits, and a herb marinated flank steak.  

  

All of the recipes were good, but we especially loved the cheese grits.  It was more work than my usual way to make grits but was delicious.  I have since made the recipe again and is one I'll use in the future.

 

 

I made a banana pudding.  I brought pudding mix and Nilla wafers back with me from the States in December.  I brought enough to make three desserts.  It is something we all love. 

 

While at the homeschool conference, I was given a recipe for homemade cinnamon rolls.  The dough is only self rising flour and heavy whipping cream.  It seemed too easy to be true, but I tried it recently on a Saturday morning.  

 

 

 Turns out they were delicious!  The dough was so soft and perfect. 

 

  I will be making these again often.

  

 

We are on Spring Break this week.  On Monday we made a drive into Guatemala City and visited our favorite mall, Miraflores.   Here are me and the boys enjoying some of the Easter decorations.

 

 

I took Cruz to do some shopping.  David and Ben passed the time with coffee and donuts. 

 

We love just walking around this mall. 

 

 

We went bowling. 

 

me and my boys 

 

 

It was a fun family outing!

 

On Tuesday, the 31st, Ben and I were invited to an Easter party with several of his friends.  They dyed eggs and played "minute to win it" style games for Easter themed prizes.  I think the moms enjoyed the fellowship just as much as the kids. 

 

 

Ben with two of his best friends. 

 

We are now gearing up for the main Holy Week activities taking place in our town this week.  Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Antigua, Guatemala is on a level of its own. Throughout this week there is expected to be several hundred thousand people pass through our town. It is by far the busiest and most celebrated week of the year.  It don’t know what your part of the world will look like for Easter week, but ours will be hopping.

  

 

Happy Easter everyone!