Stoker Stories

A couple of weeks ago Jeff and I had the opportunity to take a few days away from the increasing pace of our live as we enter into the “Transition back to Cameroon” phase of our home assignment.  Friends offered

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As February ended and March , we found ourselves on a bus journey called Sankofa.  However this was not just a journey by bus, but it was an exploration into our hearts and minds as we explored sites important to …

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One of the jobs I knew I would need to tackle this year was the pruning of our ornamental plum tree in the back yard.  It had not been pruned for a number of years.  The result was many crossing

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I know it is still October and it is hard to think ahead to next Spring and Summer, but it is time to already plan for where you will be the last week of July 2013.

May I suggest you

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Last week Jeff and I were in Pismo Beach for a retreat and as we walked on the beach I found some sand dollars. 

I have always like looking for shells on the beach and

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10 days ago I found myself in the beautiful setting of Alpine Camp and Conference Center.

It was a great place to be surrounded by the majestic beauty of our Creator,

to have my heart lifted

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Thirty six years ago I attended my first InterVarsity meeting at University of California at San Diego(UCSD) during Welcome Week.  That year (and for the three years following -at least) , InterVarsity hosted barbecues with hamburgers, sweet corn and

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As many of you know we own a home in CA that we rent while we are overseas.  Due to having great tenants (who were willing to live with a bit of construction) we replaced the countertops during our time …

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Back in May – as life became more hectic, I thought there would only be a brief “vacation” from this blog while I kept the “balls of our lives” in play (see my May 20 blog post).   However the reality

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This is a busy time of year – our last post discussed keeping the balls in the air.  This blog is one of the fallen balls, but thankfully the more important balls are still in the air.  The external exams …

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