Pressing On

April 1, 2013

Our family continues to be busy since the unexpected headaches I (Jordan) experienced last month! (You can click those links for a reminder of what happened). We continue to share with others how so many people in Mexico still live without access to the Gospel, and encourage them to partner with us so that those […]

The Anatomy of a List

February 4, 2013

What does it take to get a missionary family to their destination? Survey says: a whole lot more than we initially realized!

There And Back Again

December 21, 2012

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

December 12, 2012

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 […]

West Des Moines, IA to Guymon, OK

December 8, 2012

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

December 4, 2012

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

November 28, 2012

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 […]

Roach, MO to Spring Arbor, MI

November 21, 2012

Trip so far: 41hr 11min, 2854.4 mi Monday: 10:10am CST to 11:50pm EST Although we had more to do in Missouri than we’d imagined, our time at the Missionary Training Center had to – and finally did! – come to an end. We shared impossible farewells with friends we’ve grown to love dearly over the […]