Family Updates

Adrianne wrote out an update of her mission’s trip to Albania this summer. You can click on the link below to read the report it. She enjoyed being able to see God use her in the lives of others. Thanks so much for all of you who were part of praying and supporting her trip. … Continue reading »

2015 is here. I don’t know why, but when I wrote 2015 in my journal yesterday it made me happy. I am excited for the year to come and the things that God has for us. Jen wrote a quick update on our family and the year we have just been through. If you’d like … Continue reading »

Well, it’s only been 2 1/2 weeks and already life is beginning to feel normal.  Jack is playing soccer, the girls are making clothes out of tree leaves and sticks, I’m starting to stress about my upcoming Comprehensive Exams and Buddy is talking about starting businesses.  That just about means life is humming along. 🙂 … Continue reading »

Thanks for praying for Jack all of you who have been lifting him and us up before the Lord.  Last Sunday night I went out with some of the guys and when I can home Jen explained to me how Jack freaks out everything goes wrong (that night “everything” included he laptop breaking, which thankfully … Continue reading »

Dear friends and family, Whew! We can hardly believe we have almost been the US for 2 months…some days it seems a lot longer and other days it feels like just yesterday we conquered the trans-pacific flight! We spent the first 7 weeks traveling around the East Coast (and some of the Midwest) visitng friends, … Continue reading »

Yesterday my wife was saying that it is 100 Degrees Colder in Chicago with the wind chill than it is here in Okinawa. I got to talk to my family as they were all together to Celebrate Christmas last week and it made me wish that we could have been there. There are a lot … Continue reading »

Have you ever said that, thought that or written that down? At the end of March I said I would be updating this blog because I didn’t realized how hard it was to read in Internet Explorer and it wasn’t until today that I finally changed it. I was going to set up Jen’s computer … Continue reading »

With Aunt Alice. It was really good to get some time with Aunt Alice at the Hospital. She has been doing well since we returned and actually is at home now. It was neat to see the impact that she was having on other even from her hospital bed and in large part from her … Continue reading »

[photopress:family62607.jpg,full,centered] We tried to take a family picture yesterday. This was about the best one. We are going to try again today. Just after we looked at the pictures and decided we needed another one the kids decided to help Dad by opening his fedex package with an ink pen. Unfortunately Jen was too busy … Continue reading »