Grandpa’s Prayer

After six months in the mission field, life has settled into what everyone told us it would eventually be: normal. And that’s the reason you haven’t heard from us for awhile. Normal isn’t necessarily the most inspiring thing to write about. (Oh, and also normal has been very busy!) But, here goes anyway: this is what a normal day looks like for us right now...

We merged into the river of humanity flowing through Concourse G in San Francisco International Airport. Suddenly everything was different. Turbaned men, women in colorful …

I sat there, watching Luke’s little chest rise and fall. Another bubble began creeping down the IV line towards his little hand. I slowly got up, flicked the line, and watched as the bubble disintegrated and hundreds of micro-bubbles flowed up the tube and away. This was not what I expected to be doing one month into our time in Thailand.

Two weeks ago a medical evacuation helicopter carrying patient, family, nurse, and pilot disappeared in the Sulu Sea. Immediate and persistent searching has thus far …

The kids are tucked in, I’ve finished the dishes, and the house is quiet. Ahh… One of my favorite times of the day. Wait. Did …

I learned something this week. Decision fatigue is real. For weeks my inner dialogue has sounded like this: “Will I need this? Yeah… I probably …

It had been a long week, filled with sorting, emptying, throwing, listing, selling, and stowing. Master closet: done. Master bath: done. Kids bedrooms: done. Pantry: …

Once upon a time there was an apple grower who had acres and acres of apple trees. In all, he had 10,000 acres of apple orchards. ...

From my journal on August 19, 2022. Last night our parents, Grandpa, and Lisa came over for supper. At the end of some visiting time …

It had been a full spring. We had just put in 110 feet of raspberries, and were scrambling to keep up with our large lawn and garden. Plans were afoot to build a dream playhouse for the kids ...