They say it’s never good to broadcast your travel plans on the internet, but I’m playing the odds with who’s reading this blog. *1* This weekend, we’re going to MTW’s global mission’s conference. It’s a chance for us to hear what MTW is up to around the world, to meet other missionaries, hopefully make some… Continue reading On the road again

A few more thoughts on life as we currently know it… 1. A few months ago, the light over our back steps went out. It’s above the roof, a good fifteen feet in the air, and since our tallest ladder is eight feet, there was no realistic way I could change it. So, I emailed… Continue reading More adventures

This last weekend, while at a men’s retreat for my church, a younger, childless guy noticed that I seemed to be drinking a good bit of coffee. I made a passing comment along the lines of, well, with two small children at home, coffee is the lifeblood of successful existence. I doubt he knew what… Continue reading Coffee

Earlier this year, as it was starting to warm up, I would open the back door of our rented house and look out at our little fenced yard. I would anticipate the summer heat and spending time with the kids in our little inflatable pool, or under the sprinkler. The door opened to a set… Continue reading Pavers and Provisions

Every week for the last few weeks, I’ve said to myself, “I’m going to write a long blog post this week. It’s going to happen.” And then every week, that doesn’t happen. Last week, I didn’t even sit down in front of my computer at all. This week was going to be different, except that… Continue reading Thoughts

In the fall of 2011, Donnette and I visited the team in France, to give us some idea as to where we’d be working and what we’d be doing. It was an amazing trip; we got to see first hand the sort of work the missionaries there do, we got to meet pastors and other… Continue reading Anxiety

If you need me to tell you that today is 9/11, you probably don’t understand the significance of the date anyways. Or you don’t own a calendar, and aren’t on Facebook. In which case, you probably aren’t reading this blog and I’m wasting time addressing you.  RUF at Florida met on Tuesday nights, and despite… Continue reading 9/11

Avonlea and Oliver started school this morning. For a few brief moments, I got to remember how easy it is to move around and get things done without a child right at hand. *1* Avonlea will be going three days a week, while Oliver will only be going for two, but that should allow me… Continue reading School’s in

My family visited the beach pretty regularly when I was young. We lived in Florida – that, and visit Disney, is what you did. Now, people always assume that to live in Florida is to live on the beach,  and that certainly isn’t the case at all. I grew up in the middle of orange… Continue reading Pale

It’s an interesting stage of life we’re in right now. Our days usually start before 7, and don’t end until we put the kids down, usually around 8:30. It’s nearly 14 hours of go-go-go, and yet, when my visiting sister asked what I’ve been up to, all I could say was, “well, you know, nothing… Continue reading Busy doing nothing