Category Archives: Family & Friends

Settlers of Catan

Last night, we had a friend come over for dinner and he brought a new board game he had recently bought, Settlers of Catan. We all played together, with our guest helping Meagan and the rest of us playing on … Continue reading

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Oma & Opa here

Oma & Opa (my parents) are here for a brief visit before they return to the mission field.  My dad was a grocery store manager since before I can remember, but two years ago, he left that work to become … Continue reading

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Duding at the Ranch

Howdy! We just spent a great weekend at Tanque Verde Ranch in Tucson, Arizona. What a great time we had! We drove down early Saturday and met Gina’s Dad. We then spent some time riding horses, taking a “fun”damentals class, … Continue reading

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My Parents

It is amazing to me how time flies.  I regularly check other blogs, and think to myself how irresponsible it is to have a blog and not have new entries every time someone visits, but then I go and do … Continue reading

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Caleb’s Birthday

Last Friday was Caleb’s 8th birthday!  It seems so hard for me to believe that my little boy is 8 years old!  We had a great day; I was able to take off from work and we spent the day … Continue reading

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Sports

Last night, Caleb had his awards ceremony for his winter basketball league. It was painful to sit through — they stretched what should last ten minutes into 30. But Caleb got to bring home his trophy, which he is very … Continue reading

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Wonderful news

Okay, okay!  I admit it.  The pressure is getting too much to bear.  We are so excited we can’t hold back anymore.  We kept the news to ourselves for a whole week, though. We’re having a baby! Of course, this … Continue reading

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Trip to Texas?

I would like to begin to prayerfully consider a trip to Texas in April.  On a Friday and Saturday, there is a course being taught at Homestead Heritage that I would very much like to attend.  I would also like … Continue reading

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When can we move?

Our outlook really has changed here.  We used to think we needed for the adoption to be final before we could move to Nebraska.  But now it turns out that the only thing we now need to move to China … Continue reading

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Raising a Warrior

Yesterday, Caleb (my son) came home from playing outside with a bleeding wound on the back of his head. After some questioning, he told me that a boy had thrown a rock at him. He was very guarded about telling … Continue reading

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