Many of you are getting this random email about a post on this random blog and may be wondering if it’s spam or not. Well, it’s not, kinda … it’s from your classmate Daniel Pape who is now married to another one of your classmates Melissa (Swank) Pape. Thanks to …
We are back in the Philippines from our 2 months in the US and life is starting to get back to normal but I feel like we have some catching up to do. This is what we look like now….
Tropical bubble bottles on each chair, leis circling necks, tropical flowers tucked behind ears, little boys with buckets in hand, little girl dropping petals on the ground, Kevin waiting anxiously and Mandy Moore’s …
It’s 4:50 am and I am waiting for Melissa to get out of the shower so we can head to the airport. We have had such a wonderful two weeks in the States so far. We are enjoying the food, rest, and comforts of home but most of all we …
Our bags are packed, our house is in order, and the alarm is set for the early morning wake up call that will start our trip home to the US for 7 weeks of vacation, sharing with churches and friends, and maybe a little work too. We are excited and …
Such a simple thing you all probably take for granted in your local grocer’s refrigerated section, but something I haven’t managed to track down for the past 19 months. So last night as I was standing at the deli counter at Shopwise waiting for my ham to be sliced, …
God is stirring something up inside of me. My entire life has been a series of events and miracles as He reveals His priorities to me and challenges me to evaluate my own priorities against His. It seams that His priorities always center around two very simple themes;
love and …
This last weekend I took a little trip with Brian and Nathaniel on our motorcycles to Daranak and Batlag falls near Tanay Philippines. It was such a nice, hot summer day to be taking a morning ride along the beautiful winding roads around Lake Laguna and as …
“Melissa, you’re getting fat. Everyone knows it…you’re not getting any slimmer.”
While this may be true, I was still a bit surprised to receive this comment as we were standing around talking to people after church today. We have been warned of this cultural difference and other missionaries have joked …
Looking for a way to make Easter a memorable time for your family with children and tired of giving all the credit to the Easter Bunny? Here is a great tip passed on by our home church. The Easter Story Cookies do this in a really unique way.
Let …