Heidi

As missionary kids, Anneka, Ella, and Ike have already experienced many hellos and goodbyes in their short lives. There are some hard things about this, and yet there are many wonderful blessings they have, too. We had to say "goodbye" to Heidi last summer. Her family lived in Ulan Ude and now is back in Canada for a few years. Since Heidi is already in the second part of high school, she won't be returning to Russia with her parents. This is sad for us, as we LOVE her, and our kids do, too! It was a gift a couple of weeks ago when Heidi was able to miss a couple of classes and fly down to spend a long weekend with us. How fun it was to say "hello" to Heidi once again! We loved having her stay with us! Anneka was above-the-roof excited, as Heidi is one of her very favorite people in the world. They have a special relationship.





On Saturday we went to Riverfront Park for a nice day outside. We slid down the wagon slide, looked at the waterfalls, fed the goat garbage and rode on the carrousel. Then we headed to Finch Arboretum for a chilly-but sunny- outdoor picnic.



Heidi went with us as we shared at Cheney Community Church and talked with people at the potluck afterwards. Ike liked it when he got Heidi cuddle time.




We took advantage of the sunshine and had barbequed hamburgers with my parents later that evening. We don't know when we'll get to see Heidi again, but we're thankful for these moments and even more thankful that our friendship will continue- even across the miles.