When I was a young adult, I was proud of my apparent large capacity for work and my good work ethic. Both my parents had taught me well. My mother believed in hard work and in doing a job right, with excellence. My father was organized and attended to every Read more…
With the arrival of Amanda, Chip and I were introduced to matters of parenthood we had not experienced before with just the 2 boys. I always found it funny that when people heard we had a girl after 2 boys, they would inevitably say “Awwww, a sweet little girl. She Read more…
It was one of those nights! Amanda, as a baby always had difficulties falling asleep. We later discovered this was likely due to her ADHD, but at the time, we didn’t have a clue why our baby seemed to want to be up all night when the rest of the Read more…
Warning: Extra long post alert! When the Kenyan government extended lock-down conditions for yet a second set of 21 days, we all let loose a collective groan. “How long is this going to go on?”, many were asking. Chip & I had already endured a 14-day voluntary quarantine as soon Read more…
Recently, I’ve been reading about the kings of Israel and Judah and one day, it struck me how when kings first come to power (also presidents and dictators) one of the first things they do is to consolidate power and either eliminate or at least minimize opposition. They try to Read more…
Eyes wide with apprehension, she extends the tray of eggs gingerly towards me when I open the door, sliding them imperceptibly closer, while keeping her body as far as possible. I grasp the tray by the edge closest to me, careful not to touch her hands. As she starts to Read more…
One of the main areas of ministry Chip and I are involved in today is that of mentoring. We mentor university students. We mentor young couples about to be married or newly married. We mentor new parents or middle-aged parents seeing empty nest on the horizon. We mentor aspiring ministers. Read more…
I have often had people ask me what the biggest culture shocks I experienced were when we first came to live and work in Kenya. The two biggest which I personally faced were driving in Kenya and church. Let me explain… When Chip and I first arrived in Kenya, we Read more…
It is a bit difficult trying to tell someone else’s story because no one can tell it better than the person who lived it. However, I am going to do my best… I sat in the small room that served as a chapel in the resident language school at which Read more…
We finally arrived at a beautiful house with lovely acres of green lawn surrounding it and the most beautiful view of Mt. Kenya right in the front yard! I was to discover that this was not where we would be living after all (aww, too bad!) but was the home Read more…