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Into the Unknown

Into the Unknown

September 7, 2019

So I was looking back on my phone for some pictures and realized that I’ve hardly taken any photos for the past month or so as we’ve been getting ready for Taliabo. As random as these photos are, that’s exactly how fragmented our brains feel right now. These photos don’t include water shortages, food poisoning, […]
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A Sink

A Sink

May 6, 2019

Everything is about perspective. If we had arrived and our apartment had been set up with an outdoor sink, I probably would have complained or at least bemoaned going in and out to wash my hands. I’d never considered an indoor sink a luxury, but since our setup had neither, those 3 pink buckets you […]
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Not So Different

Not So Different

April 3, 2015

Welcome to our new surroundings! We’re just beginning to find our way around our neighborhood as well as explore the city nearby. We’re not really allowed to drive yet because the traffic here takes some getting used to. For now we’re content walking and riding the little public transportation vans! They cost only about $0.25 […]
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Leaving Cali

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 […]
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California, land of rest and sweat

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 […]
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Travlin’ across ‘Merica

Travlin’ across ‘Merica

October 9, 2014

Our drive from MI to CA was daunting to say the least. I myself have never made the complete journey. I remember my dad driving our moving truck out there with a friend back in 1990 and probably in 1995 when we returned to MI after seminary was over. But, golly gee, it’s not very […]
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Really? Adoption?

Really? Adoption?

August 24, 2014

If you get our monthly newsletters, you know that we’re smack dab in the middle of the adoption process. If not, this might be this first you’ve heard, and you’re not sure how all of this happened. It still seems very surreal to me too, so you’re not alone. (Sometimes I honestly wonder how we […]
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Time with Family

Time with Family

February 1, 2014

This winter has been different. I think it’s been different for everyone. I don’t know if it’s the whole “polar vortex” or if it’s just a colder winter. I recently learned that a volcanic eruption can cause such a disturbance in the atmosphere that it can cause unusually cold winters or beautiful sunsets for up […]
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Goodbyes

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 […]
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Flashback: The Last Week of MTC

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 […]
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