Ryan and Melissa Alberts

Memorable Moments

When little hands…

“When little hands pull a face close to touch noses or plant a kiss, a world of turmoil comes under the spell of a toddler’s epressions of love. Al is at peace. The power of a toddler’s embrace, the joy of her smile, the comfort of her cuddling, all teach us about a simple love…

August 22, 2015
Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas friends and family! Thanks for all your support during this year. We have transitioned from Haiti back to the states. Currently seeing where our future holds. We have both been involved with Haiti – more to come on that front in the next post. We were reminiscing of last year and the year before…

December 24, 2013
Just a Little Tongue Tied

Have you ever heard someone say they were tongue-tied? tongue-tied (adj.) 1. Speechless or confused in expression, as from shyness, embarrassment, or astonishment. 2. Affected with tongue-tie. (source: free dictionary) I never really thought about where this phrase came from. Apparently, it is a real thing to be tongue-tied! We found out the hard way when difficulty…

December 7, 2013
Just Arrived: Eliana Grace

Eliana Grace. 6 lbs 11.5 oz. Born 11/19/2013 at 3:12a Melissa started contractions at 10pm. We thought it was going to take a while before needing to go in to the birth center but at 2am-ish Melissa started feeling like the baby started pushing. Realizing that this was different from the previous contractions we rushed…

November 19, 2013
Debriefing at Missions Training International – Reverse Culture Shock

We spent a week at Missions Training International (MTI) in Colorado Springs debriefing from our 2 years in Haiti. Did you know debriefing is actually a military term? The military meaning of the word is “to unload confidential material so as not to be tempted to share these things when returning out into the world.” A…

October 24, 2013
My Teeth are Falling Out

Updates! We have some baby updates and an ultrasound picture, finished our travels with planes/trains/automobiles, (oh, yea) and encountered a drug bust along the way… — Pulling my head up off my pillow, I put my hands to my teeth. What a realistic dream! I truly thought my front teeth had just fallen out! This…

October 17, 2013
Traveling to WI, MN, SD, WA, CO!? Oops!

Well well well… I think we are finally relaxing a bit (at least as I begin to type out this post – might be different by the time I am done). You see, we had planned some visits when being back but didn’t realize what that all really entailed. It was kind of like,…

September 3, 2013
Used to Seeing… Now Seeing…

We have landed safely in the land of a-m-a-z-i-n-g-n-e-s-s! Don’t get me wrong. I love Haiti and always will! Dodging traffic or riding the motorcycle was always an adventure. It’s kind of like a video game driving around Port Au Prince. You just don’t get a +1 life-up or a redo :-D. As long as…

August 3, 2013
Haitian Wedding

Risline, who works at the guest house, got married yesterday! She has been a part of Heartline for a long time. We have enjoyed getting to know her. She can be quiet, but get Melissa joking around with her and she will laugh more than anyone! The wedding yesterday was beautiful. I would love to…

July 15, 2013
Uncomfortable Living in a Haitian Village

We have been busy with Lifetree groups this last three weeks. Just before all the craziness began, the Heartline driver, Nick, finished his time with us. He moved out to a small village called Ravine Seche. It’s a small fishing village right next to the Caribbean. You may remember this village from Melissa’s blog titled, Ever seen…

June 28, 2013