Moving Up Day

March 18th, 2007 No Comments

One by one they walked to the platform, took a bow and then found their seats. There were several doctors, a few teachers, a firemen, a policeman, a lawyer, and a singer. The future hopes of each child was announced as they entered in to the …

Breathing The Breath

March 18th, 2007 1 Comment

Today we sit down to write a special letter. A letter to the friends and family who have so graciously supported us over the past two years as we set aside the life we knew and loved in Nampa, Idaho and charged ahead to the place God has called us. …

Have Your Answer Ready

March 1st, 2007 No Comments

I ran across something great on the internet today. I was doing some research for a project I am working on and ran across this image on Flickr.
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The image is …

Singapore Thumbs

February 6th, 2007 No Comments

As some of you may know I am in Singapore this week helping with some training for the Regional Office staff here on Photography, Web Development, and Web Strategies.
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All In Hand

February 3rd, 2007 No Comments

t feels a little silly writing ANOTHER post on our Philippines 9-G Visa and I-Card process, but then again, that’s what personal web blogs are all about. Sharing the mundane, the exciting, the new, and the old. In some cases we get the chance to share about answered prayer and …

Grandpa and Grandpa

February 2nd, 2007 No Comments

As Ian would say, “Grandpa and Grandpa came to visit this week.” Over the past 10 days we have had the pleasure of having Daniel’s parents visit us from Colorado. Being buried under several inches of snow, they were happy to come visit us in the Philippines and experience …

Ela Interview

February 1st, 2007 No Comments

This is another is a developing series of short interviews with our kids. This time it’s Elanor’s turn. She and Melissa were sending some girl time together having a snack and some conversation.
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The Day That We Have Been Waiting For

January 19th, 2007 2 Comments

On September 28 our family was to fly from Manila to the U.S. to spend 7 weeks with friends and family. About a week before that, we found out there was a problem with the two year visas we had been applying for, but were hopeful the issue would …

Fresh Soap

January 8th, 2007 No Comments

When I got home this evening from work one of the first things Isaiah said to me was, “Guess what is in the bathroom.”
After running though all the obvious guesses like, toilet (and the contents therein), sink, towel, and towel rack; he informed me with much excitement it …

Typhoon Reming

December 10th, 2006 No Comments

The rainy season of 2006 has been unusually heavy here in the Philippines. Many of you probably remember our report and pictures from typhoon Melino last October. Well, a 3rd “Super Typhoon” hit the southern Luzon and Bicol region of the Philippines about 10 days ago. Around …