Dana and I have a commitment to always go to bed together no matter how tired (or not) the other is. But, we can always expect to not actually get to sleep until 30-minutes to one hour after we climb in bed. The reason is that we have a nightly debrief where we recount the [...]
That’s not actually my hand in the picture, not actually my money either. Metaphorically it could be though. Here’s the deal. I had a really easy choice in selling and leaving everything to go to the mission field. I thought it was all due to my bountiful faith in God and that He’ll provide. But, [...]
Our preparation to move to Africa continues to stack up with tasks, complications, and surprises. The latest is figuring out how to get our belongings over there. Not only do we have our personal things but have all this audio/video equipment I’m having to take for my role.
So, here we are at the [...]
That is exactly how my days are feeling now. T-minus 2 months and counting. Most of my day today was spent trying to figure out the intricacies of getting a poodle and a lhasa apso relocated to Africa. It is more complicated than you think and there are third-party freight forwarders out there that take [...]
We visited the Love Sunday School class at HGBC Main Campus this morning. It is a class full of sweet 70+ year-old ladies. As one of them prayed, she thanked God for giving them their new relationships with us and for blessing them by us going on their behalf. it really made [...]
This is a picture of Yonaguska. I’m showing him because I am often asked if I am from Hispanic decent. I’m not aware of any of my ancestors coming from that ethnicity but a few generations back is where you will begin to come across Cherokee Indian in my line. So, if you’re [...]
During dinner with some good great friends last night, Dana answered a question of how many partners we have. Ninety-five! 95! Wow, that’s a lot of people investing in us. What comes to me with that stat is a sense of pressure to produce results. To churn out projects and information [...]
We’ve had a couple of unwelcomed visitors recently so I contacted the church to have their pest control people come over. They responded back with a next-day appointment. Now that is service! The only stressor about it was that the ENTIRE kitchen had to be cleaned out. No dishes. No [...]
While sitting in class this past Sunday, Ken iterated that pretty much all cultures and societies have their own proverbs. That reminded me of a Chinese proverb Dana told me a while back that helps me keep a positive perspective.
It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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If you’ve experienced any of the same frustrations I have over the past 24 hours, you’ll be glad to read the resolution I’ve reached.
I bought a Wireless Mighty Mouse yesterday and immediately installed the included software/drivers. Minutes later my disappointment exploded as I discovered the extra buttons could only be [...]
