Do you know what I had for dinner? I had one pint of Handel’s Graham Central Station ice cream, three chocolate coookies, a large bottle of orange Powerade, a bite-size Snickers, and a green Jolly Rancher. Not exactly a healthy … Continue reading
I love seeing new places with old friends. It somehow enhances one’s enjoyment of both the people and the places to have familiar people with whom one can experience unfamiliar places. On the relational level: Sharing a new experience together … Continue reading
Our family took “the scenic route” back to Ohio at the end of my job assignment in Colorado. The most direct route would have been mostly east and slightly north. Instead, we started by traveling slightly west and mostly south … Continue reading
We were married within a year of each other: Marci and me, Michelle and Mike. We went on staff with the same missions agency within a year of each other. We each had our first child within a year of … Continue reading
I totally binged this weekend on a new series (of experiences) called Ranger Things — and it was amazing. Believe it or not, there was a time in my life when I seriously considered producing nature documentaries as a career … Continue reading
My children have long thought that they dislike hiking. My observation is that they don’t actually dislike the activity itself; in fact, when we hike we usually end up having a lot of fun seeing new places, sharing new experiences, … Continue reading
Everything’s bigger in Texas. Today we started driving from Rockwall (in the north-central part of the state), and we traveled six hours north and west to the panhandle — at almost 80 miles per hour — and we still have … Continue reading
We had it all plotted out with precision timing. Olivia and I would pick up Marci, Elliot, and Cor around 4:30 PM — and then zoom south down I-25 towards New Mexico. I thought we may even make it to … Continue reading
It’s Father’s Day! My father and my sons are 1,263 miles away, in Ohio, and my daughter had to work today, with the Housekeeping Department of the YMCA of the Rockies. But this didn’t actually make me all that sad. … Continue reading
It’s been a full week since our arrival in Colorado! The ministry components of our time here have been going well (I hope to write more about all of this sometime soon). But one of the serendipitous parts of being … Continue reading