Stuck In the In-Between
We're finding we got rid of too many things and forgot where we put everything else.
Holy Matrimony!
I Wish I Was Rich Enough To Burn Down The House & Start Fresh... But I'm Not. →
I hate moving. Janice dreams about it.
Moving
Dumping Money Into A Slot Machine And Hoping. →
AirNiugini has many fine qualities as an airline but the thing it does best is lower your expectations.
Cultural Expectations
Kiwi, The Green Car Alarm →
A screeching Eclectus parrot teaches me a lesson about contentment.
Pets Other Than Children
I Know What's Wrong With My Faucet, But What's Wrong With My Feet? →
I have a revelation about feet while walking to the hardware store to look for a new faucet.
Cultural Expectations
Speaking Funny →
Language learning is shifting from memorizing vocabulary to the next step: Embarrassing oneself.
Cultural Expectations
My Fate Was To Stand There For An Eternity Wishing I Were Dead. →
We move to Wewak, Papua New Guinea to start our first term with Samaritan Aviation.
Papua New Guinea
Medical Procedures, Feather Pillows, Allergic Reactions, & Wailing! →
That time when Adi had an allergic reaction, Janice had gallbladder issues, and I got some cysts removed.
Being Sick
My Problems Are Fine →
Everyone always has problems in life no matter what. And if I had to pick problems to have, I'd say mine are fine.
What Doesn't Kill You...
Bunny Husbandry & Strange Talents →
A good engineer wouldn't let a little bunny pee on the porch stop him from persisting until he beat a bad design into a poor one.
Holy Matrimony!
Introducing Oliver Quinn Snader →
Once again I realized that, in theory I know how birth works, but I still have trouble believing it does.
Raising Children
Close, But No Baby →
Janice recovers from COVID and almost has a baby. I work on a Porter and get some help changing a tire on a King Air.
Holy Matrimony!
Camping Memories →
Camping is the quickest way to make memories and it costs less than the more pleasant alternatives like boating or flying or going to Disneyland.
West Virginia
Our Testimonies →
"You can't go out there this time of year or you'll die," the Russian Mennonites said. "Come live with us for a few years to learn how to live here."
Holy Matrimony!
Perspective! →
You begin to realize that all the little things that looked so big to you are actually just a small part of a much bigger picture.
Holy Matrimony!
Quarrelsome Instagram Health Nuts →
Instagram health nuts are so good at hopping on trend trains that they make traveling hobos jealous.
Holy Matrimony!
You Better Know What You're Doing! →
A realization washes over me that we're never qualified to do what God calls us to do. That's the point, right?
Holy Matrimony!
Getting Old & Being Mature About It →
In your thirties you realize you're sitting on top of a sliding board called Time and your children are giving you a shove.
Getting Old