https://raysabbatical.com/2020/03/10/faq-sabbatical-what-does-it-mean-and-what-will-you-do/2020-03-19T08:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/the-second-year/2020-03-11T01:40:23+00:00weekly0.6https://raysabbatical.com/2020/02/20/faq-how-are-the-kids/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/video-screenshot.pngvideo screenshot2020-02-22T17:59:13+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2020/02/07/espana-2020/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_1219.jpgIMG_12192020-02-22T17:55:23+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/the-first-year/2020-02-07T20:23:03+00:00weekly0.6https://raysabbatical.com/2014/01/31/learning-to-listen-and-more-notes-on-calling/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ole.jpgole¡Olé!2020-02-07T17:40:42+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2014/01/07/looking-forward/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kids-at-reyes.jpgkids at reyesThe kids' table at the Día de Los Reyes party. Hannah won the prize for finishing her chocolate (think, thickest hot chocolate you've ever seen) first.https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reyes.jpgreyesFriends in the neighborhood invited us to their Día de Los Reyes (Three Kings' Day) party. This is their biggest holiday of the year––bigger than Christmas.2020-02-07T17:29:08+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/12/11/failure/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/thanksgiving.jpgthanksgivingThanksgiving in Algete, a big event our church held a few weeks ago.2020-02-07T17:23:31+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/11/20/on-looking-back-and-a-ministry-update/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/church-gathering.jpgchurch gatheringA picture from one of our early church gatherings at the Cummings' house.2020-02-07T17:18:02+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/11/05/so-what-do-you-do/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/parque-retiro.jpgparque retirohttps://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/oct-27-week1.jpgoct 27 weekhttps://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/oct-20-week1.jpgoct 20 weekhttps://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/oct-27-week.jpgoct 27 weekhttps://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/oct-20-week.jpgoct 20 week2020-02-07T17:11:30+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/10/24/calling-passion/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/spanish-fashion.jpgfashionTeaching the Spanish about some American fashion trends.2020-02-07T17:03:45+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/09/30/fervent-prayer/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/english-weekend1.jpegEnglish WeekendAt English Weekend. Our theme was "The Oregon Trail." Spaniards have a great interest in learning English, so these weekends prove really helpful to the people and a good opportunity for the mission to meet new people.https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/english-weekend.jpegEnglish WeekendAt English Weekend. Our theme was "The Oregon Trail." Spaniards have a great interest in learning English, so these weekends prove really helpful to the people and a good opportunity for the mission to meet new people.2020-02-07T16:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/09/17/on-not-having-an-agenda-yet-also-having-an-agenda/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/running.jpgrunningEmily and the kids after the Algete running of the bulls. Within the next week, we'll have a full post about some of our family fun things over the last few weeks.2020-02-07T16:46:14+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/09/09/school-english-classes-and-emergency-rooms-in-spain/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/paperwork.jpgpaperworkDoing paperwork for the first day of school! Sylvia tells us this will be a picture enjoyed by missionaries around the world.https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/school-day.jpgschool dayEverybody ready on the first day of school.https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/abigail.jpgAbigailAbigail's eyebrow, post-glue. Not bad, eh?2020-02-07T16:39:34+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2014/03/14/the-church-as-a-blessing/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/twins-bday.jpgtwins bdayHunter and Abigail's 5 year-old birthday party. A big event with family, neighborhood friends, and church friends.https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kitchen-table.jpgkitchen tableEmily's mom, sister, and sister-in-law came at the beginning of the month. Her sisters just left, but her mom will be here for a month, with her dad joining us for 10 days at the end.https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/carnaval.jpgcarnavalCarnaval is a big deal in Spain. The kids dressed up for the parade.2020-02-07T16:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2014/06/13/fresh-breeze/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kids-table.jpgkids tableThe kids do pretty well during those 5-hour meals, too.2020-02-07T16:28:23+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/08/15/the-most-humbling-thing-ive-ever-done/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-on-8-15-13-at-10-54-am.jpgPhoto on 8-15-13 at 10.54 AMThe kids doing their best "fly" lookhttps://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bzz1.jpgbzzBzzzzz...https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bzz.jpgbzzBzzzz...2020-02-07T16:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/07/23/who-knew-we-would-need-a-raft-to-get-to-spain/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/wedding-kids.jpgwedding kidsWe took a final trip back to Lexington for the kids (with cousins) to play a big role in Ashley & Elijah's wedding.https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mk-puppets.jpgmk puppets2020-02-07T15:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/07/16/better-than-sex/2020-02-07T15:43:58+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/05/04/why-spain-and-a-ray-family-update/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/north-south_800.jpgnorth-south_8002020-02-07T15:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/01/03/what-well-be-doing-serving-with-one-mission-society/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/oms.jpgoms2020-02-07T15:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/01/03/madrid-and-paul-sylvia-cummings/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/algete-thanksgiving.jpgalgete thanksgiving2020-02-05T01:28:39+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/01/02/sabbatical-year-and-kids/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/kids-at-oms1.jpgkids at omshttps://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/kids-at-oms.jpgkids at oms2020-02-05T01:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/01/01/sabbatical-year-and-money/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ingodwetrust.jpgin God we trust2020-02-05T01:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2012/12/29/sabbatical-and-scripture/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lev-252-e1356818500190.jpglev 25https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lev-251.jpgleviticus 25https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lev-25-e1356817365470.jpglev 252020-02-05T01:15:04+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2012/12/28/ray-family-sabbatical-year-2/2020-02-05T01:07:43+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/02/01/from-a-to-m-we-arent-to-z-yet/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/emily.jpgemily2020-01-25T22:32:05+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/faq1/2020-01-25T22:27:02+00:00weekly0.6https://raysabbatical.com/2013/08/22/notes-on-living-in-a-foreign-country/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/800px-metric_system.png800px-Metric_systemRed = countries that don't use the metric system, via http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Metric_system.png2013-08-23T08:20:53+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/08/06/we-have-arrived/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2121.jpgIMG_2121The front of our chalethttps://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2113.jpgIMG_2113Our living/dining room.2013-08-06T21:11:40+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/07/20/visas-are-in/2013-07-22T13:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.com/2013/06/17/the-storm-before-the-calm/https://raysabbatical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/train.jpgtrainThe kids on the 'L'2013-06-19T02:47:43+00:00monthlyhttps://raysabbatical.comdaily1.02020-03-19T08:50:31+00:00