The MacRae Family of Laide (Scotland) is made up of some of the warmest, most hospitable, most open-hearted people I know. Even though we both moved away from Amsterdam, to relatively remote locations, they may be the closest connections we’ve … Continue reading
Elliot and Olivia are using disposable cameras to capture one photo from each day of our family’s vacation. And I’ve decided that I’d like to do something similar here — since I don’t have enough reliable access to the internet … Continue reading
I’ve been hearing college students talk about the Be Real app for months now. It’s supposed to function as something of the “anti-Instagram.” Instead of carefully-curated images depicting the perfect circumstances of the perfect life, it’s supposed to be more, … Continue reading
Controversy can be fun! Well, at least if it’s about something as inconsequential as vacation observations. I know that I am making some flying leaps into subjective judgments based on extremely limited experience. But still… Why not?!? They’re all in … Continue reading
I made it a goal to blog for every day of our family’s time with COVID-19. Our family’s time with COVID-19 also happened to fall exactly one year after our societal shut-down for COVID-19. So I’ve been doing a lot … Continue reading
My brother texted me this weekend to ask: “Have you ever ranked your top 10 (or top 5) favorite pies?” He said that he and his wife discussed the matter over breakfast. But he also said that it felt like … Continue reading
The last week of January was a big week for our family back in 2003 — a week of miracles and transformations and shock. Looking back, eighteen years later, I can hardly believe that so much happened in such a … Continue reading
How does one get college students excited about another semester of remote learning? COVID and weather conditions make it so that a significant portion of the University’s — and our church’s — activity must be online. At least for the … Continue reading
I’ve got several friends in Northeast Ohio who have recently come down with COVID-19. Several others are in quarantine because they came in close contact with someone who has the virus. Fortunately, none of them are dangerously sick. Still, it’s … Continue reading