Bobbi Updegraff

Our log farmhouse is more than a century old and these Susquehanna River bottom lands were part of the eighteenth century homestead of Updegraff kin. Our humble farmhouse and adjoining 2 1/2 acres with barn and wagon shed have been "loved real" in the words of another great author in the Velveteen Rabbit. There's hobby-rabbit christened in his honor in our back yard. Our daughter Sarah rocked afternoons to lands yet to be imagined on Super Bunny, holding her blankie and the Velveteen Rabbit.	Our other Italian son, Dario Recalcati, and Akira (Japanese exchange student, and Dario's best buddy in the USA)
Me with my Honduran sisters Ledy Zelaya and Deleana Juarez (both hurricane survivors). You can read Ledy's story and mine in the November/December 1999 Horizons Magazine. It is called Unseasonably Christmas.	Suitemates Bobbi, Jane Kirkpatrick, Jaynce Brawn, and Roberta Brosius doing a little Sweet Adeline at St. Davids Christian Writer's Conference
Daughter Katie with her German sister Stephanie "Steffi" Faehnle. Katie is on the right.	Ebony Rosa our beloved extra daughter. She came to us when she was seven years old with Fresh Air Fund. She stayed because we're family. To the right is Nia, Ebony's precious daughter.
Kin in Heart. The Updegraffs, Pedeferris and a Recalcati at Cape Ann, Massachuetts. Meet Adriana in my September 2004 Quips. Front row Luca and Sarah. Middle: Mark Claire, Adriana, Matteo, Mark, Bobbi, Katie, Dario & Maria Back: Marco	This appeared with our story in Overdrive Magazine. I loved it and framed it.
Honduras by Bus Summer 2001	2001: The Children of the village of Las Mercedes. LtoR back row: Our son Mark Claire, Katee, friend Jason Burgess, Maria, Sarah and Sarah Boyle.
2001: Making tortillas in Las Mercedes	2001: Women of Las Mercedes
2001: Mama & Child This little boy's name is Edmund.	Sisters in Christ Bobbi & Deleana
Sarah & Maria washing clothes.	Mark & Mario doing a little magic.
Mark Claire plays with one of the boys.	2001: Our daughter Sarah reading to the children.
Luca with happy children.	"I want to help!"
The first family we helped. This is me with Penn Garvin (other gringa!), Lionel & Deleana parents of front row: Jennifer & Fabiola. They're holding needlework they made for us.	Bobbi & the kids with Lupie the Muppet.
It's storytime! Bobby sits amongst the children to read.	The kids loved the puppets we brought along.
Katie with little Sara.	Katie & Mark making music.
This is one of the homes we were replacing with new cinderblock houses.	Stitching a Dream: Pastor Braullio & Family I'm sitting at the sewing machine.
2000 Team: North Cumberland Presbytery	Talanga 2000: The house that love builds.