Family

Shelly Bandelman

Sep 30, 2021
3 min

Prado to Dodge in 10 Years

When Brian and I moved to Uganda we had enough money to set up our house and live sparingly for the first few years. We did not have...

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Shelly Bandelman

Dec 18, 2020
3 min

Rejoice!

The holidays are in full swing in the Bandelman home. The tree has been trimmed, the stockings are hung, and anticipation is running high...

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Shelly Bandelman

Nov 25, 2020
2 min

"F" Words For This Thanksgiving

It’s Thanksgiving! The one holiday of the year that really is just about being FULL of thanks. Celebrating the goodness of God with a...

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Shelly Bandelman

Nov 20, 2020
3 min

Culture of Joy and Peace

This week’s blog is to Christ followers. Do you ever feel like you just don’t fit in with the culture of the day? Well guess what!? You...

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Shelly Bandelman

Nov 7, 2020
2 min

She Should Have Written A Book

My mom always talked about writing her memoirs, and she had some great stories to tell. She grew up in Colorado in the 1930s. She used to...

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Shelly Bandelman

Oct 24, 2020
2 min

A Sincere Pumpkin Patch

Fall is my favorite season. I enjoy the foggy mornings that morph into cool, crisp, sunny afternoons, the red, yellow, and orange of the...

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Shelly Bandelman

Oct 9, 2020
2 min

Easter Call

Brian and I received a phone call from Gabe and Sarah Easter night. Our internet hadn’t yet slowed to the Sunday night crawl, and we had...

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Shelly Bandelman

Oct 3, 2020
4 min

A Stick Up My Nose

Wednesday dawned bright and sunny. It was a perfect day to fight the traffic in Kampala for a Covid test. Zoe, Noah, and I were scheduled...

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Shelly Bandelman

Sep 26, 2020
4 min

Errands to Adventure

Wednesday dawned like any other day. The sun was shining through some wispy clouds, and birds were singing. The obnoxious loud speaker in...

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Shelly Bandelman

Sep 11, 2020
3 min

Meet My Heart (Updated)

Over 50 years ago a little girl and a little boy met in Sunday school. He was about three and she was probably four. As teenagers they...

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Shelly Bandelman

Sep 3, 2020
3 min

35 Years

I love being with my family! My extended and immediate families are awesome! Some of my friends have morphed into family, and that’s...

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Shelly Bandelman

Aug 27, 2020
2 min

Smack Dab Between Two Poles

The equator is an invisible line 24,901 miles around the Earth (I know, east to west has no end but we are measuring the circumference of...

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Shelly Bandelman

Aug 20, 2020
2 min

Yellow Roses

A bouquet of yellow roses caught my eye, and a flood of memories flashed through my mind! My dad loved yellow roses, and I love my dad....

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