Encouragement …

July 31, 2019

Good friends and former students, Bart and Amanda Dinnel, gave us a gift this summer during their break from MTC training! They came to help Jared and the maintenance team with all the summer projects that needed to get done in a short amount of time. With the consolidation of our two schools beginning to […]

Our Hearts Rejoice …

June 10, 2019

How wonderful it is to spend time with family! Holly and the grandkids were able to come for a short visit in early June. We did not “do” anything special except spend time together. Doing things like going to the park and eating freeze pops on the back porch in the afternoon became an ordinary […]

Fun Times …

September 29, 2018

It is always special spending time with family and we treasure every moment that God gives us! During our recent visit with our girls we were able to make memories with our grands! Pray for our girls and their husbands … as they continue to invest into the lives of the “gifts” that God has […]

Little Did We Know …

June 27, 2018

Ten years ago this very month we packed up our barrels, told our co-workers we would see them later, gave hugs, waved, and left Paraguay for our one year home assignment. Little did we know at that time that we would not be physically going back to be a part of that team. We had […]

Orchestrated by God …

June 1, 2018

God’s way are not our ways … and we are experiencing this first hand as I, Diana, plan a trip to Paraguay! This was not our plan nor our timing but God has clearly shown us that it is HIS timing. He has quickly orchestrated this trip and in such miraculous ways that there is […]

My Heart is Full …

April 18, 2018

What? Another trip? Three days after returning home to WI my heart was full as Jared and I left for NE on Spring Break! I didn’t think this trip was going to be possible but God pulled it together and on the road we went. What joy it was for us to be in our […]

Grandpa Makes the Rounds!

October 29, 2017

We are missing Grandpa! We have certainly enjoyed having the extra pair of hands during these early days with the “quads” but Grandpa Jared has now gone back home to WI and back into ministry, but … off and on, through parts of the months of September and October, he has been on the road […]

Grandbabies Doubled!!!

September 14, 2017

The number of our grandbabies have doubled – from 4 to 8 – and we feel truly blessed! Heather and Dustin, along with sons, Aiden and Callen, have welcomed four wee ones into their family. On August 26, Heather gave birth to two little girls and two little boys – Adalee Renee, Kian Robert, Kohen […]

An Open-Handed Life

August 8, 2017

God has been impressing upon my heart lately that He wants me to lead an open-handed life. There have been times in the past that I thought I had conquered this but evidently NOT – since He is reminding me of this again. What about you? Have you learned this lesson … or do you […]

Family … truly a gift!

June 30, 2016

What do you do when your dad and mom cannot come and visit you due to a full summer schedule and you desperately want them to spend time with your little boys – ages 4 and 2? You decide to take your vacation time with them, pack up your family, and go to their house, […]