May 30: Junior-Senior Banquet

Dave and I had a great time working with the junior class to help them plan the Junior-Senior Banquet (JSB) of 2009! We are thankful that it went very well, that the seniors felt honored, encouraged and loved! We were so impressed with the juniors and all that they did to make this an evening to remember! Here's a link to Mary's facebook photos, and here's the link to Dave's--there may be more photos to come but for the moment, we are tired and our internet is working very slowly!

May 27: Joey's News!

Quick note, Joey just called us from N. Ireland-- and he is accepted into the Naval Officer Candidate School and Aviation training... will finish his last year of college and then enter OCS after graduation... we are thrilled for him and thankful for God's evident leading in his life!!! He is VERY happy and excited!!

More as it unfolds... thanks for your prayers and encouragements!!!

Sunday May 24 (from Joey!)

The Deckers are scattered around the world at the moment.

This is the photo I received from Joey today, the house where he is staying in Northern Ireland. He's interning with a group of students doing a study course in Belfast for the next six weeks or so.

Looking from our desert-ish home in Senegal, we are STUNNED by all that green grass!!

May 9: Mother's Day dinner out

Dave and Jacob took me out for a Mother's Day dinner. We ate brochettes and grilled shrimp at Chez Fatu, and watched amazing waves! I love the way the lighthouse looks when it's getting dark...

May 8: fun Friday

We had fun this afternoon with (little) girls (and their parents) over for tea. We girls enjoyed a lovely table and banished the guys to the living room, where they put up a sign for a "boys only" meeting! Then we got to attend another performance of to the "Seussical" (this spring's musical) at D.A. So great to watch kids who have worked hard for months perform so well!

May 3: baptism service at the beach!

Jacob was baptized today at Bel-Air beach, along with 9 other DA students! It was a very special way to celebrate this sunny Sunday with many friends! We are thankful for our community here.