http://bischoff.ywamlatvia.com/lydia My thoughts on life Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:07:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sorry it's been a while since I've written anything. Moving will do that to you! And right now, I'm also without internet at our house, so that just complicates things further. Anyway, last night we finished moving the last of our possessions out of our apartment and into the house. ... http://bischoff.ywamlatvia.com/lydia/archives/317 Living in a foreign country means that our lives are often very different than many people's lives. I mean, sure, life in Latvia is different than life in the USA; things are handled differently and often much slower, but it's more than that. Often our lives are still quite different ... http://bischoff.ywamlatvia.com/lydia/archives/311 My cat, Saulite, is usually a very sullen, quiet, boring cat. She sleeps constantly (except when we're trying to sleep) and usually on the back of the couch. She doesn't meow, but kinda squeaks. She's not very energetic, either. Not usually. Occasionally she'll come out of her litter box and ... http://bischoff.ywamlatvia.com/lydia/archives/309 ...but come on... I mean, really. I understand that prices go up. I don't have a problem with that, in general. But sometimes it crosses the line of sanity. Chris and I were at the grocery store the other day. I like to shop slowly, on occasion, as you never know ... http://bischoff.ywamlatvia.com/lydia/archives/303 If you're curious, check out this article published on CNN Money today. The important facts to know is that Riga, the Latvian capitol city, placed 46 on the list of most costly cities to live in, around the world. That makes it more expensive than Dubai, UAE; Perth, Australia, Toronto, ... http://bischoff.ywamlatvia.com/lydia/archives/302 Well, yes, we're back home, and boy, am I glad! Maybe I'm just getting older or maybe it's because I've just come off of a big trip (I didn't think it was such a big trip when I was planning it...) but I think I'm to the point where I'm ... http://bischoff.ywamlatvia.com/lydia/archives/300 I know some of you actually are interested in how my balcony container garden is doing... so here's an update & some pics. (Click on the pictures to make them bigger.) This is my second radish planting. The first crop did pretty well. I think it was still a bit ... http://bischoff.ywamlatvia.com/lydia/archives/285 Sometimes I wonder about how often God laughs at me. Not in a mean way, but just gets a good chuckle out of the things I do. And then I wonder how often he does things to make me laugh or make me deliriously happy, just so he can laugh ... http://bischoff.ywamlatvia.com/lydia/archives/280 Please, take my advice. If you ever go to the store and, in a moment of weakness and longing for the wonderful taste of bacon, see this... ...walk away, quickly! Do not consider it and do NOT buy it! Trust me, I'm all for bacon. I consider it one of my favorite ... http://bischoff.ywamlatvia.com/lydia/archives/278 Chris and I went to Riga yesterday for the day... all day. The main reason we went was to hear Benny Prasad play. What a treat that was. His testimony of God's amazing faithfulness and blessing was so encouraging. And then there was the music. He's created his own guitar, ... http://bischoff.ywamlatvia.com/lydia/archives/269