Not “Just” a Mechanic

July 28, 2019

For almost 2 decades now when people find out I work in aviation, hands-down the most frequent question I get is, “Oh, so you’re a pilot?” The easiest response is to simply say, “No, I’m a mechanic.” That saves the time of explaining that I actually do hold my commercial, single-/multi-engine, & instrument ratings and […]

it’s been a while

November 1, 2018

Hi there, remember me? I used to blog in this space. I used to write about our everyday happenings, new recipes I was loving, big things I was feeling. And then I stopped. I found that I couldn’t really tell you everything I was feeling, or everything that was going on — I could never […]

furlough

January 7, 2018

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I’ve managed to get out a grand total of TWO blog posts during our home assignment, and it was May before that, so let me try and get some of these thoughts out. This is our very first home assignment, a sixth month leave from Papua New Guinea to […]

she’s here!

December 19, 2017

I am so proud to introduce you to our daughter – Lucy Mae. November 22, 2017 9:14pm 6 lbs, 1 oz 19.5 inches Thank you for your prayers and well-wishes for this pregnancy and birth —we have been so blessed by them as we do our best to soak up every day with our sweet […]

bad blogger

October 3, 2017

Wow, it’s been since MAY that I blogged last. They say it’s bad blogging etiquette to say “It’s been SO LONG. I’m sorry I’m a bad blogger. It’s been super busy.” But you know what? It has. Ministry: There have been more medevacs, which means both Josh and I work extra. From July 2016 to […]

“Wherever you go…”

July 24, 2017

Matthew 28:19 in GOD’S WORD Translation reads: “So wherever you go, make disciples of all nations…” There’s no limit to that command, no boundary or border we can cross that relieves us from the responsibility to carry it out…no, it says wherever. So, yeah, I’m “just” a mechanic, but missionary aviation is about more than […]

names

May 18, 2017

You might have heard that New Tribes Mission has changed their name; it’s now called Ethnos360. I wanted to give a little update on what that means for us. The vision for Ethnos360 is exactly the same as New Tribes Mission, it just uses more culturally appropriate language for the various places they work, stepping […]

little coconut

April 27, 2017

WE’RE HAVING A BABY! Sorry, I just had to get that out. 🙂 You understand, right? Here’s the quick baby facts: Currently 10 weeks (2.5 months) Due 20 November 2017 Feeling good days and feeling bad days Tired Baby brain (I seriously used to be smart, y’all!) Checkups show all is normal The plan is […]

quieter community

February 10, 2017

Things are lot quieter around here than the last time I wrote. I’ve gone back to part time in the clinic, which has given me a lot more free -time to build up some of those relationships that fell by the wayside as I inched my way towards burnout. I’ve joined a ladies Bible study, […]

big steps

January 13, 2017

I haven’t written in the last few months, but there has been so much going on! Josh and I have been really, really, really busy. No, really. 🙂 NTMA has been working really hard at getting the flight program back on track, a process that has been going on for a couple of years now. […]