I’m a slacker.  Sue me. I’ve literally been on the road six of the last eight weeks. It is officially crazy summer time. Don’t get me wrong.  I love what I do and the opportunities I get to experience.  It just makes for an incredibly busy life where I long ago dropped all the balls or the plates or my marbles. The trips to Kenya and the Dominican were amazing.  God has such amazing people at work there and it is so humbling to go serve with them and learn from them.  They teach me so much about faith, servanthood,…

We are in Amsterdam.  And tired! 🙂  It is 1:40 am Missouri time but morning here in Amsterdam.  We didn’t sleep much but hope that will happen in the next eight hour flight.  We depart at 10:15 am for Nairobi.  We will arrive at 7 pm Nairobi time.  Pray for us to catch our sleep. While I’m blogging via wireless here at the Amsterdam airport, Emily is catching some zzzs.   The flight was very smooth and uneventful – just the way we like it.   There is a large group of Baptists folks from Missouri and Tennessee on our…

** Sorry about the earlier posting trouble.  Apparently when you blog via text, you are limited in how much you can send.  No more novel-length texts. We are in Detroit now and preparing to board for Amsterdam in about 30 minutes. Our flight leaves at 5:40 pm (EST) and we will arrive at Amsterdam in about 30 minutes.  Our flight leaves at 5:40 pm (EST) and we will arrive at Amsterdam at 7:40 am.  Things are going very well so far.  We are all very excited about finally arriving in Kenya after months of preparation. The tons of stuff church…

I’ve had some late nights recently. That happens during seasons of my life when I have a lot on my mind. Why the brain doesn’t choose to work in the daytime, I have no clue. Perhaps there is just too much noise and only in the silence of the night can my mind get my attention. The silence grabs my face in its hands and forces me to look. Part of it is the incessant “to-do” list – a barrage of reminders of tasks that have to get done in the fleeting days I have remaining until the summer hits…

For those that know me really well, you know I drive a red jeep. My jeep was the first car I ever bought and in June, she will be 13 years old.  I’m very attached to her, people know me by my red jeep, and despite a few scares, she is still running.  Her speakers are blown, her radio has died, her driver’s door lock freezes up in the winter, and she makes funny noises but she is still faithful. I’ve been asked many times if I have a name for her and suprisingly, I don’t.  Even though I always refer…