10 Jul Checking In
A week ago, we left on Saturday to check Josh in at his Sea Cadets Boot Camp on Sunday at Camp Roberts, 200 miles north of here. You can see my last post for details on that. In the meantime, while we haven't heard anything...
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01 Jul This Weekend’s Journey
I am both proud and nervous about this weekend! Our oldest son, Josh, who is 15, is embarking on quite an adventure. On Sunday, we will check him in at Camp Roberts, just over 200 miles north of here, where he will begin his two week...
24 Jun Journey Continues
Met with the surgeon for a follow-up appointment on Monday morning. He says everything looks good as far as surgery recovery is concerned. Over the weekend, even after being home a few days and one week past surgery, I was feeling pretty exhausted. I realized my...
05 Apr Easter Earthquake & Spring Break
Posted at 17:19h
in Chron's disease, church, Easter, family, health, Jonathan, Joshua, kids, life, rest, Uncategorized, vacations
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I didn't feel it because the boys and I were on the freeway toward Indio, but what a wild thing to have an earthquake on Easter! What a great reminder that we are NOT in control of life around us and that anything can happen...
09 Mar Wherever You Go, There You Are
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The last two days have been a bit hard to get my mind around. Colleen and I are at El Capitan Canyon, north of Santa Barbara. We left around 3:30 Sunday afternoon. I drove from home to one of our favorite produce stands in Somis....
06 Mar A Gracious Day
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Not feeling any different today physically, but it has been a gracious day. I had the opportunity to officiate the wedding of a young couple in our church. The bride's family has been a part of our church from her early years. A man came into...
04 Mar Feeling Crappy
How's THAT for an honest post title? Feeling crappy. Not just physically, but emotionally. Maybe even spiritually right now. Not only do I not feel a whole lot better after 7 weeks and 33 pounds of fighting this stomach thing, but now my kids have just...
07 Feb For Those Who Are Wondering …
For those who are wondering where I've been lately, I wanted to finally go ahead and give an update here. It's actually been a dim few weeks of uncertainty about my physical health. I mentioned a little bit in my last post about how I was...
13 Jan Last I Left You …
We were 12 hours into a cross-country trip in a 34 ' RV with 4 adults and 4 kids. The trip went well, except for one thing. Hours, maybe even minutes, after posting that update, I began to feel the chills. I was soon in the...
26 Dec Long Couple Weeks & Unique Journey!
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in Christmas, church, construction, family, Jonathan, life, Texas road trip, travel, vacations
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It’s the end of a long couple of weeks. Jonathan’s birthday on December 14th ended a big weekend for us. As well as Jonathan’s birthday on that Sunday, that Saturday night we did our Annual Church Staff & Council Christmas Gathering. I try to make it...