Well what to say. We’re here in Tacoma for Thanksgiving for the first time since before Drew was born. We’re at Opa’s and Grandma’s (Glessner) house with Jana and Josh & Laura & Sophie & Uncle Ron & Aunt Ruth. Fun! We started off with the FBUP Turkey Trot, well, Tim & Jana. It was […]

Well, the Fireballs won tonight, after a bit of a drought. It was a 2-0 “mauling” of the Cougars (who, I believe were our other victims), Again, Kayla scored both goals. Drew, while shoing no scorers instinct, was absolutely all over the place. Side to side, front to back. It seemed like he’d kick the […]

We had a great trip over the mountains to Connell. I think it was actually quite a bit faster (excluding snow and KFC stops) than Google Maps allows, and, yes, that’s mostly a speed=limit-following Tim. There was snow falling over the pass so we broke two rules: 1. We stopped against all instinct and played […]

We’re traveling over the mountains today. In western Washington parlance that means we’re going over Snoqualmie Pass on I-90 to eastern Washington, to Connell, to be precise. The forecast is for rain and snow over the pass–the kids are greatly excited. We’ll leave early so that conditions aren’t too bad, hopefully, and the kids hope […]

Just a word that we’re working on updating this page to make it a bit more attractive, interesting and useful. We’ve been adding old prayer letters to the new format and also using Flickr to improve our photo capabilities. Go to the Mailbox link at the top of the page, and to the Photos link […]

Some random musings and family news: We’re going to our last church of the year, Connell, on Saturday. We’re driving over Snoqualmie Pass, probably through snow. It’s about a 4 hour trip, if all goes well. Then…we’re off until next…? We’ve had a brutal time trying to schedule churches for next year. There’s just not […]

Reading Drew a book of poetry, ok, looking for a funny poem to make him laugh, I found this one by Arthur Guiterman. Strictly Germ-proof THE Antiseptic Baby and the Prophylactic Pup Were playing in the garden when the Bunny gamboled up; They looked upon the Creature with a loathing undisguised;— It wasn’t Disinfected and […]

Coming soon to a church near you… After our time to get settled into life in Tacoma we’ve begun our church reporting and it’s been great to renew old relationships and see friends again.  These two months we’ve been in a different church each Sunday, so there’s been lots of traveling.  We’re thankful to have […]

Yesterday we left the house at 7:45 am and drove 106 miles north to Burlington, WA in the beautiful Skagit Valley. Jim Shaw is the pastor of Faith Baptist Church. We were there to speak in the morning service and then after a potluck lunch. The church has been one of the most active over […]

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