It’s hard to see how the fall colors could get much more “peak” than this. We’re right at the tipping point where trees with bare branches are about to win out over trees that still have green leaves. It’s good … Continue reading
When I was ten years old, I wanted to be the President of the United States: historically-significant, powerful, internationally-famous. When I was twenty years old, I wanted to be a Filmmaker: artistically-significant, famous, creative, intelligent, insightful. When I was thirty … Continue reading
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (Genesis 1:3) Greetings from Kent! It’s been a wild ride over the past six weeks since our last prayer letter. Not only did we manage to successfully pull off “Operation Blue and … Continue reading
It’s been more of an ordeal than we expected to get Olivia set up in Pittsburgh. The application process for her new apartment (in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of the city) was exhaustive and exhausting, but Olivia finally got keys … Continue reading
I’m still limping through this stretch of the calendar. We’ve brought our painting project to a good stopping point. Welcome Week has mostly run its course. We got Cor moved back into BGSU. Olivia is starting a new job in … Continue reading
Last night, H2O‘s Welcome Week events reached its apex with the annual Kent State University Blastoff. The University’s Center for Student Involvement decided to make this year’s edition of Blastoff fit within a smaller geographic area, a smaller block of … Continue reading
Cor is going into his second year at Bowling Green State University. The word “sophomore” is often applied to one’s second year of an education, and the Greek roots of that word suggest that this phase in learning lends itself … Continue reading
I just got back home from an absolutely electric edition of the neighborhood hike I’ve done 84 other times this year! Witnessing the power of a thunderstorm from start to finish left me awe-struck, without manmade shelter, but fortunately not … Continue reading
We finally got a second coat of paint onto the aluminum siding on the front of our house! Now we can fully clean out the industrial-strength sprayer that we’ve been using this summer and store it away. The summer’s big … Continue reading
We’re trying something new this year, organizing Kent State sophomores, juniors, and seniors to function as a sort of “short-term missions team” to reach incoming freshmen as they move in. The team’s three-day itinerary will include team-building, daily devotions, daily … Continue reading