I absolutely love critters. Insects and creepy crawlies fascinate me. I probably should have been an entomologist or a herpetologist. My husband, on the other hand, is not as smitten with the bug world and has accused me a few times over the years of not being sensitive to those around me who do not…
I promised a friend I would make this post. She’s like a lot of other people I know, quietly grieving the choices our kids have made. I warn you this is not light-hearted, but maybe it’s time to go deeper with our spiritual discussions because, even though the Christian community is the best community on…
(Photo: The workers prepare the foundation for the long-awaited pavilion/chapel.) Here we are, a quarter of the way through 2025, and that little group of kids we started feeding in 2018 has grown into a pre-K through fifth-grade school. We’re building the sixth grade now to be ready for next year, and the pavilion, where…
It seems like John was just there yesterday, but he’s back in Malawi at the HUGS for Tomorrow campus, and exciting things are happening! He sent me this video shortly after he arrived. He and Snoden are standing in front of the pavilion we’re building. I’ll let them tell you about it…
Have you seen the Tunnels to Towers commercials? Of course you have. They’re on TV all the time, asking for money to support our veterans. They’re high quality productions and sometimes even feature very famous people. They must cost a fortune and, in my opinion, are worth every penny because there’s no group of people…
(photo: John and Snoden with the teachers and students in the new fifth grade classroom) We’re about one month away from meeting our first grandchild! (Notice how I said “first” because we’re going to expect more?) Also, our project to raise money for travel to Malawi on DonorSee recently funded. When I posted that project…
We just sold our house in Nebraska, so I was reminiscing with our kids about when I was a real estate agent. John and I were young and broke, and God came through for us in a big way. You may find this story encouraging, especially if you’re struggling financially right now like so many…
Did you know that the continent of Africa is actively splitting into two pieces? It’s true. It’s in the process of breaking into separate tectonic plates at a rate of approximately eight millimeters per year or so, according to the people who study that sort of thing. The Great Rift Valley, as the dividing line…
(photo: me with Chimwemwe, making the thank-you video after his biopsy was funded) Five years ago when we lived in Malawi, a friend asked if I had ever heard of DonorSee. I had not, and maybe you haven’t either, so I’m going to fill you in and tell you what a blessing it’s been to…
(photo: us in Nicaragua with our new friends) We arrived in Costa Rica just over two weeks ago and intend to live here. Despite that fact, we were only granted a fifteen-day visa at the airport, so we had to do what the expat community calls a border run. It sounds a bit sketchy, but…