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 […]

Fresh Air

July 31, 2014

All of Colorado air smells fresh, but the higher you go and the further you remove yourself from cars, the closer you get to vanilla pines, which means everything smells amazing. I’d bottle the scent and pack a few for Asia if I had the space. So, I was very thankful that we were invited […]

Trip to Michigan

April 8, 2013

We spent Easter Break in Michigan. Here a few moments that I managed to catch. But, truthfully, most of the good moments happened when there wasn’t a camera around, or when you’re so caught up in enjoying the moment that finding a camera would never even cross your mind. I’ll tell you this, at the […]

Trip Highlights

January 14, 2013

Here are a few pictures from our Christmas trip! I’ll admit, after being around wildfires during our summer in Colorado, the thought of having a burn pile still made me a little nervous! It was still beautiful though. We found an old accordion in the house and gave it a try. I wish I had […]

Spring Break in North Carolina

April 19, 2012

Over the Break

January 7, 2012

Christmas break was a flurry of friends, family and festivities. We let the blog and updates go during the break. We were blessed to spend 2 ½ weeks in California, and still have a bit of time left to prepare before the semester. By the grace of God neither of us got sick during the […]

Pennsylvania Part 2

April 12, 2011

So, it wasn’t all play on the trip. We had homework to do. The general consensus after the break was that everyone spent about 8-10 hours on it–I spent about 8 hours during the break. But, there was a good, rustic, coffee shop downtown where we were able to read and write. They also had […]

Pennsylvania Part 1

April 11, 2011

I didn’t know that PA was so beautiful. We were blessed to be smack-dab in the middle of the state and enjoying the Appalachian countryside for our spring break. It was on the rainy side, but we played outside anyway, roaming through the forests, pushing down old trees. I actually have 137 pictures from the […]

New Lessons

January 13, 2011

Our break is only a few days away from being over. The first two weeks we spent in California with Payton’s family and friends. I can truly say that time spent with family was lovely, and at the same time, it was quite a rough trip. A childhood friend of Payton’s brother died unexpectedly, 6 […]