http://abudigan.com Lifetime Lessons from an African Linguist Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:53:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I may have to join FA...Facebook Anonymous.  I've become kind of addicted to it.  I check it just before going to bed and shortly after waking up and at numerous times during the day.  I have to change my status at least once a day and have to read my ... http://abudigan.com/?p=187 A local, free weekly newspaper, The East Orlando Sun, was desperate for news last week and included a two page spread on the Hersmans. If you are interested in reading it please visit here. http://abudigan.com/?p=184 I've been in Dallas all week. The temperature here has been going up and down like the hormones of teenage boy at a girl's swim meet. We've had tee-shirt weather and "where-are-my-gloves" weather. These two photos are from Tuesday and this morning. Fortunately we've ... http://abudigan.com/?p=183 Okay, it has been forever since I last blogged...so sue me. Today we celebrated the birthday of our first born. We won't discuss which birthday it was, but I'll give you a hint that it begins with a three. My baby girl is all growed up and soon to be the ... http://abudigan.com/?p=180 Simon and Garfunkel sang a song "Old Friends" Some of the lyrics are below. Old friends, old friends, Sat on their parkbench like bookends A newspaper blown through the grass Falls on the round toes of the high shoes of the old friends Old friends, winter companions, the old men Lost in their overcoats, waiting for ... http://abudigan.com/?p=174 I couldn't believe it yesterday when I was driving along the road and found the community of "Wycliffe" in Modesto, California. I just had to drive into it. It is off Scenic Drive overlooking a river bed and an orchard. The houses look like they were build ... http://abudigan.com/?p=172 We've been in Modesto the past few days visiting Lynda's parents. Lynda has been a couple times this year, but this is my first time back to Modesto in ten months. The difference in her mother is astonishing. When I was here previously Mom was pretty out ... http://abudigan.com/?p=169 We're about half way through a three week trip to Oregon, Washington and California. Basically we are meeting with many of our ministry supporters, filling them in on what is going on in Bible translation and in our lives. But there is a subtle sub-theme that runs through ... http://abudigan.com/?p=167 Every where we have ever lived, Lynda has planted trees. I searched out our former home in Juba, Sudan on Google Earth, and you can't see the house because it is covered with trees Lynda planted. The same is true of our homes in Nairobi. Trees, trees ... http://abudigan.com/?p=166 We are expecting to get the keys to our new home this Friday. Whoa! This thing is moving at breakneck speed...and we couldn't be happier. We've had several different kinds of inspections and nothing has appeared that would make us turn away. The more we meet ... http://abudigan.com/?p=163