The Anatomy of a List
What does it take to get a missionary family to their destination? Survey says: a whole lot more than we initially realized!
The Ling Thing
One phonemic write-up:40 pages. One grammar write-up:61 pages. Seven weeks in Tahlequah, OK.Three weeks in Roach, MO. One laptop stolen.One laptop returned.One additional week in Newport, WA. 4+ years of stateside NTM training… finished! With the long-delayed conclusion of my linguistics practicum, Amy and I are now done with NTM’s USA-based training program. Almost our […]
Unfinished Business
For the Husband family, Christmastime came and went happily. We rejoiced as we celebrated the hope we have in Christ, given to us by God over two thousand years ago. And, rather than just returning to ‘normal life’, we hope to see “…the joy of Christmastide / within our hearts this year abide.” Jesus’ birth […]
There And Back Again
Trip TOTALS: 110hr 56min, 7298.3 mi Saturday (San Diego, CA to Mountain View, CA): 2:45pm PST to 11:15pm PST Sunday (Mountain View, CA to Red Bluff, CA): 8:45pm PST to 1:50am PST Monday (Red Bluff, CA to Sammamish, WA): 10:12am PST to 9:54pm PST Thursday (Sammamish, WA to Newport, WA): 9:50am PST to 6:35pm PST […]
Santa Monica, CA to San Diego, CA
Trip so far: 82hr 49min, 5641.4 mi Wednesday: 12:45am PST to 5:15pm PST Our arrival in California gave us the opportunity to spend a few days with family before heading further south, and we enjoyed every moment! Logan and Heather were kind enough to put us up in the area, and introduce us to several […]
Payson, AZ to Santa Monica, CA
Trip so far: 79hr 34min, 5506.7 mi Sunday: 7:00am CST to 4:00pm PST Despite the slight delay in this update, we did in fact make it safely to LA on Sunday! Our temporary residence is Internet-challenged, so it’s taken me a little more time to push this out than usual. Don’t worry – we’ll be […]
Guymon, OK to Payson, AZ
Trip so far: 72hr 43min, 4846.6 mi Saturday: 9:40am CST to 10:31pm MST Today’s journey went well enough us, but not for others on the road. Midway through our day, Amy witnessed the final seconds of a horrifying crash. A 55-65 year old man in a silver F-150 appeared to have lost consciousness while driving, […]
West Des Moines, IA to Guymon, OK
Trip so far: 62hr 21min, 4172.4 mi Friday: 9:30am CST to 10:59pm CST Another day of tough goodbyes… while we struggled to say ‘see you later’ to our good friends Dave and Danielle, Elayne broke down crying because she didn’t want to leave her friend, their daughter. Every opportunity we have to spend time with […]
Waukesha, WI to West Des Moines, IA
Trip so far: 52hr 18min, 3545.1 mi Monday: 2:16pm CST to 9:32pm CST With Waukesha in our rear-view mirror, our cross-country journey is picking up steam! Oklahoma, Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin lay behind us… and suddenly, we’re down to Iowa, California, and Washington on the road before us. I’m afraid that if we blink, we […]
Spring Arbor, MI to Waukesha, WI
Trip so far: 46hr 49min, 3175.0 mi Wednesday: 1:30pm EST to 7:38pm CST It’s always hard to say goodbye to close friends, and today was no exception. Our time in Michigan had been wonderful in so many ways – but Christmas is coming whether we’re in Washington or not, and so we found ourselves forced […]