Category Archives: Family & Friends

Learning, learning, learning

May we never stop learning, never stop being curious, never cease to seek after wisdom.  This little chunk of time in South Africa gave me a chance to witness an amazing amount of education going on!  From Roy’s sessions with …

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Finally got up the courage, driving on the left side of the road

Putting your grandkids’ lives on the line?  Shifting with your left hand (thankfully the gas, brake and clutch are in the same positions) and turning on the windshield wipers instead of the blinkers were a couple of challenges to face, …

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The house that Sam built! We’re in!!

We’re moved in to our retirement home that Sam built for us!  Wait!  No, we’re not retired yet, nor will we be living there full time once we do retire; we’ll be doing a 50/50 split between our stateside kids …

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Romans 12 study

 

We’ve been studying Romans 12 in our cell group with the aid of the booklet, R12, a “tweetilage study guide”, true spirituality according to Jesus.  Each week the sermon is based on a chapter in the book covering a …

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Our Titus kids

Our son, Sam, and his family participated in a missions emphasis one Sunday in May at their church, presenting their ministry at the Titus Garage, which is part of Genesis Hope, which is made up of 100+ staff and volunteers, …

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Helpers

Bless their bones, these two, Elaina and Sawyer, usually put in some precious Saturday-off-school time helping with whatever is going on around the farm.  You might find them helping to fill nursery sacks or helping their dad build something, but …

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Happy Mother’s Day

When I think of the moms that I know, I’m blown away at the love that abounds, at all the differences in mothering styles, at the children who have grown up so well under the care of these nurturers.   I …

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On the go!

Yesterday I had to catch Roy between devotions and the orchards, to get his signature on my travel papers to go on my trip across the river to visit Fulani friends.

Funny thing about these twice weekly trips – we …

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Please pray for R

My dear friend, R, is suffering with cancer, and soon will be at Mbingo hospital in northwest Cameroon, the best place to be for cancer treatment.  I’m posting a photo of what she looked like in 2005 when she was …

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A visit from Paul Noren and Carl Elwood

When you get a visit from Paul Noren, you better be prepared to be entertained by stories and little known facts and fun little ditties that come to his mind as you talk.  He and Roy can talk hours about …

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