Watch Me!

September 10th, 2009 1 Comment

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Summer Recap – In Photos

August 5th, 2009 No Comments

The Pape's Summer of 2009 in Photos

I thought the best way to share about our eight weeks in the US would just be to show you.  The following is a photo …

A Brief Respite

March 24th, 2009 3 Comments

One thing I have often read about blogging is that you should never make excuses for your lack of writing. It always sounds so sad to read a post where someone is apologizing for not having written in ages because they have been busy or sick or whatever. So I’m …

Isaiah’s 7th Rocket Birthday

December 13th, 2008 2 Comments

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I love birthday parties. The kids, the chaos, the decorating, the cake, the pure joy of it all.  And I love it when they all go home and I can crash on the sofa and say, “It was good”.

For Isaiah’s 7th …

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Adventure Weekend

August 5th, 2008 3 Comments


Recently Daniel and I decided to set aside the first Saturday of each month to go on an outing with our family and dubbed it “Adventure Weekend” to give our children something to look forward to each month. To start things off right, we …

Come and visit us and we can take you there! :)

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Elanor is a Princess

July 19th, 2008 3 Comments

What do little girls want for their birthday?  When asked, Elanor declared that it must have “balloons, cake and pink”.  Pink what?  Pink everything…and a little bit of princess to go with it.  So Mommy started planning early this time around so she wouldn’t be up until midnight the night …

What do little girls want for their birthday?  When asked, Elanor declared that it must have “balloons, cake and pink”.  Pink what?  Pink everything…and a little bit of princess to go with it.  So Mommy started planning early this time around so she wouldn’t be up until midnight the night before.

We sent the invitations, we found the princess dress, we bought pink snacks and pink punch, we found pink fabric to decorate the tables and chairs, we found pink and white balloons to hang around the room and we raided the windows, closets, and beds to make a royal tent for Princess Ela, Princess Mari, and Princess Sarah to have their party in.

When the little girls arrived they received tiaras, wands and necklaces to complete their costumes and ate their pink snacks in the princess tent while the boys made crowns to be their princes.  With three year old girls, we kept it simple.  After tea time was over, we headed outside to blow bubbles.  As the bubbles were winding down, Daniel and I snuck inside to bring out the Castle Cake bedecked with marshmallows and towers. We sang Happy Birthday and Elanor blew out her candle and then we all headed back inside to open shiny pink packages, which Ian pronounced were “what Ela always dreamed about”.  As I cleared away the debris, Daniel served the cake and then we let the girls play with pink glitter play doh while the boys snuck away to watch the Sword and the Stone.  Wait a minute, Elanor is in there too :)

All in all, it was a fun party.  I loved the tent.  Daniel loved the Red Velvet Cake.  And Elanor loved having a Birthday.  We love you Elanor!  Thanks to all her friends who shared in this special day.  You helped make it a day we will all remember.

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The Ornament Tree

June 26th, 2008 4 Comments
Published by Melissa in Art, Life In General, Photos

The Ornament TreeMy art professor in college always said that bigger is better. She would look at our tiny canvases and tell us they were too small and give us examples of abstract expressionists like Robert Motherwell …

Jesus Loves You

April 28th, 2008 5 Comments
Published by Melissa in Ministry, Photos

Every week we have several children who stop by our house asking for food, water or plastic to recycle. In an effort to learn their names and pray for them more often, I decided to take a photo of each one and write down their names and ages. I am …

Click each picture and you can see their name and age. Leave a comment for which one you are praying. Post your prayer here. Post the words and vision that God places on your heart for them.

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Alay Lakad, The Gift Walk

March 21st, 2008 2 Comments
Published by Daniel in God, Photos

Alay Lakad in Manila Philippines 2008

Every Holy Week in the Philippines there is much ritual and attention to the life of Christ. Unfortunately most of this attention is in the area of his suffering and the penance that …

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Bohol Vacation

March 9th, 2008 4 Comments
Published by Daniel in Family, Photos, The Philippines, Travel

Our vacation to Bohol Philippines

Last month we took a trip to Bohol with Mom and Dad and The Brattons. We had a great time. Here are some pictures from the trip. It’s a beautiful place and one worth putting …