The Javelin

Random things. This year Tahlia has participated in the track club, known here as "Atletika."  Now in youth track you would expect running, long jump and maybe even hurdles if you were aggressive. Do you think you would see the javelin event? Well here in Slovenia they have javelin training.

Seriously, this is the youth javelin! Personally I think it would have been much more interesting seeing kids throw a spear, but I found this intriguing. Being a huge football fan I can only hope all the  young javelin throwers can progress into quarterbacks who want to intro real football to Slovenia!

Love of Music

One thing we love about Europe is the continent's love of music, not the 80's hits you hear in all the cafes, but the classical stuff. This is coming from a sports guy too :) Both Tahlia and Mikaela have enjoyed learning and we are grateful for how God has provided good instructors. Tahlia has been playing piano for several years now. Mikaela has sang in a choir, learned some piano, but is now at the music school learning classical guitar and theory. Here is a pic of her last performance. We really hope they stick it out and can fill our home with music in the years to come!

Chivalry is Not Dead!

It snows here in the winter, ALOT. Not that we get tons of storms, but when one blows in it can easily dump a couple feet at a time. This leads to a ton of work at trying to remove the snow from our driveway. The neighbors usually all work at this together, including Majda who is 60+ years old. This snow removal can punish you and can easily take a few hours of work. That is why this picture below is so precious. The boys did this work without being asked. Ashley just happened to look over and see the boys cleaning snow from Majda's driveway. It really does melt our heart and cause us to realize that the things we are teaching are beginning to set into their hearts, even when it seems like it isn't! Thanks Braden and Karsten for your hearts of service!