Salvation’s Song

April 30, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 3 Comments


Paella with family…Life is good

April 30, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 4 Comments

John’s brother Joe and sister-in-law, Vanita came to visit us in Spain this past week. As I mentioned in our last prayer letter, this marks the 1st time EVER that one of John’s siblings has come to visit us while overseas (23 years!) What fun we had with them! Here we are in the village [...]



My New Favorite CD

April 20, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 3 Comments

When we went to Chicago  in January to see our family, our daughter Jesseka was playing this really wonderful CD. I asked her about it and she shared this CD with me. I hope you enjoy this. I have added this CD to my store. The entire album is a blessing. You can find it [...]



If I only had $10, for groceries what would I buy?

April 11, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 7 Comments

Suppose harder times hit us. Would we be prepared? Could we eat nutritionally if we only had $10 a week (or 10€)?  Just to make this easy, lets pretend that the USD and the EURO are at parity. I’ll be using $ in this exercise.  I’d love to hear how YOU would do it & [...]



The Banking Dilemma continues

April 7, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 2 Comments

Finally after one full month of waiting, we are able to access our funds. Imagine that you got paid today, April 7th but you were not able to cash your check until May 7th! Well, that is what we are now subject too in Spain… a one month holding of funds. Praise the Lord we [...]



Fava beans and the greenhouse

April 2, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 3 Comments

My fava beans are growing nicely. They’re called haba beans in Spain and are often used in the making of paella. Here are some photos: You can see a larger photo by clicking on the photo. These beans have survived a very cold winter, including being buried under snow.  Did you know that the leaves [...]