Family Updates
Moving to Germany – from the eyes of a child
I am in the car driving to drop off Will and Seth at their cousin’s house to play while Elise is at gymnastics. The topic of conversation wound its way from gymnastics to airplane rides and our upcoming move to Germany. “Mom, how will we take our bikes on the airplane,” asks Will. “We can’t,” [...]
When things don’t go as planned
Yesterday we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather to go on a long bike ride. Since Seth can’t ride a bike yet, he rides along in the pull-along trailer. Will is usually the pace setter, at least on the way out. We rode along enjoying the flower scented breeze and the coolness of [...]
Excursions, doctor visits, and growth charts.
It’s time for another general family update. This is the time of year that we take the kids in for their general well-child checkups at the doctor. I’ve found that these are getting simpler the older the kids get. There aren’t as many concerns I guess with kids vs toddlers and babies. The main concern [...]
Moving . . . again . . .
This weekend we are moving again. We love it out here where we’ve been living for the last 6 months, but really need to be done with the long drive as we try to meet with people several times a week for support-raising. I really wasn’t excited about this move when we first started talking [...]
Heading forward.
I’m really sorry this post is so late in coming. After getting back from our trip, we found ourselves in a whirlwind of activity, not least of which involved finishing up the application process with TeachBeyond. I am thrilled to announce that we are now officially missionary candidates with TeachBeyond! Our vision trip to Europe [...]
Vision Trip Part 2: Malaga, Spain
On Saturday, December 3rd, we headed south to Spain. We were excited that we had met someone in Germany who was on our same flight to Malaga. She helped us navigate the airport and sat with us on our trip over. Once in Malaga, we were picked up and brought to the guest apartment. It’s [...]
Vision Trip Part 1: Kandern, Germany
After quite a few hours of travel, we arrived in Germany on last Saturday around noon. Most of you were still sleeping. It feels odd, actually to be in a time zone 7 hours different than home. It is like being in the future and makes home feel very far away. Actually, we didn’t arrive [...]
A New Direction
Our family has been considering, pondering, and is now planning to make some big changes. We believe that God is calling us to make the step to full-time missions. What started as a little nagging thought turned into a dream, and is now very quickly becoming a reality. The only question we have left is [...]
Farm Update
I realize that I haven’t updated the blog in awhile. Sorry about that. Life has been just as crazy as it can be over here. Along with fall came the start of school, the renewal of the mothering group I am a care group leader with, and several craft shows for Baby Vardo. Add that [...]
Art by Will.
I’m always a little bit boggled by Will’s approach to art. He has recently gotten very excited about coloring and drawing. He’s actually usually quite patient and intent in his coloring, making sure he stays in the lines and colors all the important parts in a picture. He went right from not even being interested [...]
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