“It’s me. Hi! I’m the problem. It’s me.” Most parents with a teenaged daughter could identify Taylor Swift’s ballad Anti-Hero. With a teenaged daughter in the house, we have all learned some Swiftie lyrics this year. And today, it’s my message to you also. I just want to say, if Read more…
a poem by colleague Sarah Gerig When I move between worlds my coffee always tastes bad. I open the coffeemaker to dump in my grounds, just like I did in my other world. But my scoop is new — larger and deeper — and I have to mentally adjust. But Read more…
by Anna Rasmussen (TCK 16 years old) To all the friends I’ve left behindTo let you know, you’re on my mind… I met you once; instant friends.I had to leave; friendship ends. I know I’ll see you face to faceIn a different time, a different place And you will tell Read more…
We were blessed to be able to be physically present for the wedding of Kim’s brother John Oct 21, 2022. We took a thousand pictures and videos, and obviously can’t fit them all here. We want to share a dozen or so for those who didn’t get to attend with Read more…
What started as a normal PE class on the morning of September 20, ended as a significant event in the life of our second son Joel. Every few weeks the class learns about and plays a different sport. This was their second day learning about the sport called rugby. Joel Read more…
It has obviously been too long since we have blogged (8 months of silence here is likely a record for us). So what has gone unrecorded in 2022? In January, James navigated passports, visas and international airports on his own for the first time to spend a month at Christmas Read more…
I will always remember where I was that warm Wednesday afternoon, standing in our tiny second-floor apartment in the living room of the married student housing for the University of Oregon. I had just walked in from teaching my sweet Grade 3 & 4 class at Lifegate Christian School. I Read more…
Something very new and exciting is happening at our house! We have a new arrival. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s an app! While Kent and I were cloistered with our kids during months of lockdown last spring, we saw trips and plans blow away like sand. He Read more…
The ‘Arch in the Sky’ is the way the French say ‘rainbow’. The little prop planes we took over the rainforest in Congo didn’t have instrumentation to fly through clouds and storms without visibility. So often we would get up in the air and then need to fly around isolated Read more…
Have you ever studied the Hebrew word ‘shalom’? It is a fascinating study! It means SO much more than the English word ‘peace’. It involves a wholeness, a wellness that surrounds all of the soul. My journey back to painting and the arts began in therapy in 2013. I was Read more…