It’s that time of the year for retrospection. After posting my Top Ten Songs of 2020, Top Ten Books of 2020, Top Ten Hikes of 2020, and Top Ten Ministry Moments of 2020, I thought that I would conclude my lists with looking back … Continue reading
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest…(Ecclesiastes 3:1-2) Greetings from Kent! How are things with … Continue reading
I officiated my first COVID wedding yesterday. It was weird, with all the masks and clusters of seats spread out in a grassy field. But it was also wonderful, for all the reasons that weddings are always wonderful. Life has … Continue reading
In 1999, we didn’t have much money. But we wanted to do something special to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. So we booked one night at a Bed & Breakfast in Ohio Amish Country, and we made an adventure of … Continue reading
Our household is now on Day Fourteen of our quarantine within the quarantine! Cor rejoined the household last night, after 72 hours of no fever, and we’re thankful that his sickness only lasted for five days — and it seemed … Continue reading
I just finished reading Heather Morris’s book, The Tattooist of Auschwitz. It was recommended to me (and personally loaned to me) by my Mom. I think she knew that I’ve always appreciated the stakes of a narrative centered around war or genocide. … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year for retrospection. After posting my Top Ten Songs of 2019, Top Ten Books of 2019, Top Ten Hikes of 2019, and Top Ten Ministry Moments of 2019, I thought that I would conclude my lists with looking back … Continue reading
My second Christmas Break book this year was Raymond Carver’s collection of short stories, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. I love short-form fiction, even though I don’t actually take the time to read it more than once or … Continue reading
I got married when I was 21 years, 3 months, and 4 days old. As of today, I have been married for 21 years, 3 months, and 20 days. That means I’ve been married for over half of my life! … 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