Leaving Cali

January 4, 2015

We will be gone on Monday. Michigan, here we come! Four months have disappeared and we have a vault full of good memories in return! Two major holidays made for plenty of time with friends and family. (Right: Grandma Goble and “The Great Dave”). Some of my favorite things included Christmas Caroling with LDPBC. My […]

What should I say?

January 2, 2015

So, I haven’t blogged for a while. It’s not because I haven’t had time. It’s not because I didn’t have anything to say. It’s not because there’s been nothing going on. It’s because I’ve had no clue how to put it all into words. But, I believe with all of my heart that God wants […]

California, land of rest and sweat

October 15, 2014

Rest. This is the first time since we started training a few years ago that my brain has been able to rest. There’s extra space or something. Maybe it’s the 45 minute drive to get to a good grocery store. Maybe it’s the quiet mornings without the frantic hustle and bustle to make breakfast and […]

Painting the Barn Red

August 7, 2014

I grew up with Do-It-Yourself parents. They liked gutting houses and fixing whatever they could. There’s a sense of satisfaction in a job well done, one that gave you blisters or put sweat on your brow. Plus, you kind of get addicted to it, although I’m not sure why. It’s a love/hate relationship for sure. […]

The Wrong Word

July 31, 2014

I’m not going to lie; July was packed. I hesitate to use the word “busy” because I think I use it a lot, and it usually implies duty and a bit of negativity. Payton says that when I use “busy,” I’m usually worried (usually true!) or I don’t like that I’m required to do all […]

A Taste of Asia Pacific

February 27, 2014

I think it was my mom who had this awesome idea about getting everyone at church together and feeding them food from Asia Pacific. It happened to pair well with the fact that I love to feed people! Thanks to Jim and Connie Turek, I’d already had a taste of AP from being in their […]

A Living Book

February 3, 2014

Things had just started to feel routine here and then, unexpectedly, a dear friend from church went home to be with the Lord late one Saturday afternoon. It’s been three weeks since Al left us all to be in eternity. He was only 61 and we all knew him really well as he’d been at […]

Goodbyes

January 6, 2014

We did it! We graduated! And we met some amazing people in the process, which really did make it hard to say goodbyes and pack up. Whether it was our small group (elinc) or just working at the front desk for three semesters, I got to spend a lot of time with all sorts of […]

Flashback: The Last Week of MTC

January 5, 2014

The last week of school was quite memorable, while at the same time it sped by far too fast. We had a random assortment of Practical Skills classes to finish up. We dabbled in auto mechanics (very basic), with the basic rule of thumb being keep up on your maintenance if you get a vehicle […]

Webfast Wacktivities

October 10, 2013

What do you do when there’s no google? I’m sure everyone responds differently, but I took an awful lot of picture of bugs. I don’t know if was because of the webfast or coincidence, but we ended up doing some other odd stuff this past month too. Here’s a few:We kept finding stick bugs–this one […]