Holding Down the Fort

John’s in Palawan this week, which is another island in the Philippines. This is the second long trip of three this fall (almost 2/3 of the way done!!!) He’s working with a team running two different camps and a pastor’s conference. As he ’s becoming one with nature and making friends with the mosquitoes (they’re roughing it this week) and sharing the love of Christ, the boys and I are holding down the fort.
Thankfully five days in, we’re doing much better than the last trip! Leighton is sleeping through the night – finally! Tanner is behaving somewhat better this go around, or more likely I have much more patience this time around, because I’m pretty sure every time I turn around he’s doing something wrong! I’m amazed at how much John being gone throws them off.
For the most part, we’ve been having a blast: playing with friends, painting, swimming, singing, having some of the other ladies whose husbands are gone over, and watching movies. But there are always those little things. Tanner has asked me every day if we could go in the car and get daddy off the plane (and get some ice cream and French fries on our way. And today when he fell down, the tears just came and came along with an “I miss my daddy!” Amazingly he perked right up when daddy called during dinner and told him all about how he fell down and hurt himself! Talking to daddy was just what he needed!
Only 3more days! What can we do to welcome daddy home? Hmmmm….