I cannot recall college ever being discussed around the dinner table. Though my father did earn an associate’s degree through the Community College of the Air Force, neither of my parents attended a traditional four-year university, nor did many of my family members. Growing up as a military brat, I resided on an Air Force Read More
All the Small Things
In life, I am convinced, it’s the small things that mean the most. Random acts of kindness if you will, which in truth really are not random, they are purposeful. Most of us won’t find the cure for cancer, win a Nobel Peace Prize, rescue someone from a burning building or anything else the world Read More
Tales of a 15K
In Genesis 50:20 Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers, gets an opportunity, years later, to face them. He has had much time to dwell on what his brothers did, but there is no malice in his heart. Instead he stands before them and says, “As for you, you meant evil against me, Read More
Farewell to Haiti
Wow!! It never crossed my mind that I would welcome the new year in thousands of miles from home serving on the mission field, but here I am. It’s officially 2013 and I’m in Haiti. I can’t help but think God was very intentional regarding my location for the first day of the year. My Read More
Doing it Haitian Style
Whenever I visit a foreign country I love to immerse myself in the culture. I want to eat what they eat, travel how they travel, just experience, on a very small scale, what their lives are like. While in Haiti the team has a choice of travelling in the orphanage van or a hired taptap. Read More
Adventures in Haiti
Friday was the team’s first full day in Haiti. We were rudely awakened by a rooster crowing at 2:45 a.m. Apparently he was confused about when daybreak occurs. Fortunately we were able to get a few hours more sleep after our wake up call. Breakfast was actually quite “American”; scrambled eggs, toast, jelly, bananas and Read More
Tale of a Tattoo
The idea of a tattoo is something I have toyed with for more than ten years. I didn’t want just some random design, I wanted a tattoo that meant something. How I ended up with my tattoo makes for an interesting story. On the morning of November 19, 2011 as I was preparing to run Read More