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Life as a Family of Four

Life as a Family of Four

Everyone always told me that the transition from having one child to two is not too difficult because there is still only one child for each parent. Let me tell you…had it not been for my mom being here and having THREE adults to watch over two kids, I would have gone crazy!  Granted we […]
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Meeting New Believers

Meeting New Believers

On a fairly routine flight into the Tala-Andig tribe I noticed that there were an abnormal number of tribal people standing around the plane. It is routine that by the time I land and shut the airplane down there will be 20-30 tribal people all standing around watching and discussing my every move. On this […]
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We Are All Home Again

We Are All Home Again

Thank you to all of you who have prayed for us and Dylan as he was in the hospital fighting an infection. It was an exhausting 4-day event for us, but well worth it as Dylan is doing very well in his own bed now. We are still tethered to the hospital because Dylan needs […]
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Back to the Hospital

Back to the Hospital

We sure are getting to know the local hospital these days. On Tuesday we took Dylan to the hospital to get some tests because he was running a slight fever. After the tests they decided that he should be admitted right away and start on an IV for hydration and antibiotics. It’s now Friday and […]
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A Moment to Brag

A Moment to Brag

Hospitals here aren’t like hospitals in the States. In the States, the nurses wait on you hand and foot and you can feel pretty well taken care of even if you are there alone. Here, you have to have a “watcher.” The staff aren’t here to GET the things you need, only to implement the […]
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Dylan James Pruett is Born!

Dylan James Pruett is Born!

Last night we went to bed early anticipating an early morning supply flight into one of the tribal locations that we are flying for. It is a particularly challenging flight so I make sure I’m extra well rested before going in there. We knew that we needed a backup plan for the flight incase Bailey […]
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First Flight as a Missionary Pilot

First Flight as a Missionary Pilot

When I was a three year old (or thereabouts) I still remember sitting in an airplane at the SIL mission center in Mindanao and hearing its big engines roar and the Aero Commander start to roll down the grass airstrip. I couldn’t contain my excitement and yelled out, “Weee!” My parents still laugh about that […]
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Dealing with Weather

Dealing with Weather

Yesterday I soloed on the last airstrip  that we are currently using. It feels so good to be at this point, but I am realizing quickly that I find landing and taking off to be the easiest part. In fact, I feel a sense of relief when I circle to land at any of these […]
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Maycie The Two-Year-Old

Maycie The Two-Year-Old

We wonder where the time has gone… Maycie just celebrated her second birthday, and it was her second birthday here in the Philippines as well. We have sure enjoyed watching her grow up here and all the new and fun things she does. From time to time we are clearly reminded that no matter how […]
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Advanced Potty Training

Advanced Potty Training

We bought a book not too long ago and attempted to potty train Maycie in “3 days or your money back.” Amazingly it worked and she doesn’t even wet the bed unless we let her tank up on water before bed. It is really nice to have her able to do her business on her […]
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