Ric and Sharon Bruce Here are some funny comics that have been in the past few editions of our local newspaper. Sharon’s mom cut them out for us, so I thought I’d post them for everyone to read.
Stone Soup by Jan Elliot
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Grandma’s Headed to Thailand
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Settling In for the Long Haul
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Sharon sitting down to sort through mounds of Cherokee data.
As Sharon sits behind me she alternately scratches her head, bounces her knees, and bangs some phonetic writing out on the keyboard. Today is her first full day of work after four full days of packing, cleaning, traveling, visiting, and unpacking. Outside the orange leaves on the trees are almost gone and rain is in the forecast for the next three days. In the kitchen is a pot of hot coffee and under Sharon’s feet a small space heater breathes warmly on her feet. Ideal conditions.
Now if only the computer would work right, the data would fit together perfectly, someone would spoon food into her mouth, and the kitchen would clean itself. Then it would be perfect, but that’s probably asking too much isn’t it?
Please pray that Sharon will be able to focus on her studies and finish her analysis of the Cherokee language before we hit the road in a few days!
Back in Michigan
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Standing at the border of Michigan and Indiana
Have you seen the new sign at Michigan’s borders? We took this picture in front of it while we stopped for a much-needed break on our way back from Oklahoma. Maybe it’s a play on words with two meanings, one indicating that the state is very environmentally friendly and the other making it clear to all crossing the border that Michigan is not two states, but in fact is just one state (despite the fact that a lake separates its two main halves).
We are back in Michigan for a few days while Sharon works on her write-up of Cherokee. It will take a lot of concentration and effort on her part! While she is doing that I will be working on the house we’re living in with my dad and preparing for our next round of travels to Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, and Arizona.
Sharon’s Race
Saturday, June 13th, 2009
Today was a long day. It started at 5:00 AM and I’m just going to bed. It’s good to be back in Missouri after Sharon ran a race this morning in Novi, Michigan called "Flirt with Dirt". She did really well, finishing fourth in her age bracket despite the rain, mud, and hilly trails.
Thank-you to those who prayed for safety during our trip. We arrived here safely for a missionary conference. We will be back in Michigan next week.
Sharon’s Birthday
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
If you Google "Zingerman’s Deli" you will come up with all sorts of mouth-watering results. Just writing this article is making me hungry. Now I’m eating a bowl of cereal as I continue writing. So here’s how the day went down:
We went to our internships just like we always do on Wednesday mornings. During our morning meetings we celebrated Sharon’s birthday with yogurt parfaits from McDonalds and birthday cards. It was nice of Leslie to remember her birthday even though we’d only been working for a few days.
We left the internship early and went south. It took us a while to find Zingerman’s because we don’t have one of those fancy GPS things in our car… too bad. We actually had do the old fashioned thing and stop into a AAA insurance store to get directions. Actually, I thought it was fun to drive around Ann Arbor.
When we arrived at Zingermans and parked we walked in and tried all sorts of new things at the urging of the staff, who are very friendly and helpful as you look through their massive list of sandwiches. After our meal we took a long walk in downtown Ann Arbor and went back to Zingerman’s for desert.
We didn’t have a problem getting out of Ann Arbor and we arrived in Detroit in plenty of time of time to see Sam and Kari step out of the terminal gates into the baggage claim. It was great to see them and catch up a bit while we were looking for a Taco Bell. Taco Bell? After returning from Honduras that’s where they wanted to go. It was, perhaps, strangest birthday celebration Sharon has ever had.
A Year Ago Today:
We were in Cambodia! It was our last day and we went to a nice restaurant to celebrate Sharon’s birthday. That trip was an incredible, eye-opening oportunity (and a hard birthday to beat!).
We hope that in another year we will be weeks away from going to Cambodia to minister. Sometimes the steps seem insurmountable, but we know we have a great God and incredible support from our family and friends.