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You Can Go Home Again; Just bring some extra socks.
It is hard to pass up a chance to go home again. A chance to see what is new and what has changed, who is new and who is still there. To visit with all your old friends and get a chance to say goodbye...
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The March of Fires
Fully enveloped in the dry season now for months, the earth all around us is covered in crinkly dry leaves, yellow dry grass and dry tinder branches. This combined with 30-40 mph winds makes this whole...
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Songs, Sermons, Sushi; an Epic Gang Youth Group Event
As I have mentioned many times before, you have to be creative when trying to plan activities in this region of the world. It is even far more difficult when trying to plan for youth group events,...
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Time for fiesta.
A combination of a block party, state fair, rodeo and outdoor Latin Deejayed dance, that about describes the local fiestas. Each and every town has fiesta at least once a year. It is the local culture....
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Spring Festival 2012
This past weekend was the 2012 Spring Festival sponsored and conducted by the Beach Community Church in Brasilito Costa Rica. Last year the event was held in Tamarindo at the skate park, this year the...
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Nicaragua Missions Day 3
Our goal was to build 4 houses in 5 days and have three days of vacation bible school. It took us two days to build 4 houses, and we had just enough gumption and money to attempt another house for...
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The Eyes of Cristo Rey: Nicaragua Missions Finale.
Blisters on my hands, sand in my teeth, sweat on my brow, tears in my eyes, a lump in my throat, pain in my heart and a deep sense of appreciation to the creator of heaven and earth. My troubles have...
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Eat, Surf, Sleep, 2012 BCC Pavones Surf Trip
I have heard the mantra over and over since we have been here. I have seen the t-shirts, bumper stickers, and signs; eat, surf, sleep. I never knew how serious it was until this last week. I was...
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Children of the Corny
As we continue to adjust to a new state, a new job, a new climate and a new lifestyle, our strategy to speed this process up is to soak in as much of the local color and culture as we can. This past...
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Table It
During the recent holidays ( I use the term recent very, very liberally) we were fortunate to have some friends stop by the house on the way to Florida. This was not only great because we got to see...
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Seasons of Soccer
In Alaska, the outdoor soccer season was short and swift. Practices often started indoors sometime in May, while teams waited for the snow to clear the fields in anticipation of playing actual outdoor...
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Savannah Sights
One thing on our pre-moving bucket list was to visit Savannah Georgia ( please insert your own slow southern drawl). After all we are only about an hour and a half away. So, even though time is tight...
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An Amazing Layover
Although I have written about it before, it is such an experience for a large family that it deserves another post: Travel, specifically air travel. Almost everyone hates travel, it is tedious, it is...
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Christmas 2013 Newsletter
Well it is finally here, our 2013 Christmas Newsletter,and I made it before Christmas! Our yearly newsletter is up at the top and it is titled Christmas 2013. I apologize because like usual it got a...
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There is someone we want you to meet.
Well it’s been a while since we have checked in, months and months in fact. It is time. In fact this is a perfect time. The main theme of this blog over the years has been family, specifically a large...
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The Fixer Fasters
This post is dedicated to Chelsea, because she claims she cannot find anything to read on the internets and she wants me to update the blog, so here it is. It has been difficult to find the time and...
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All Expenses Paid
Thirteen fast weeks after Jeremy left, we went to find him at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. Word was that he had finished his thirteen weeks of vacation and we would get to meet up with...
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The Race
The race was on, and this time the better man lost. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, the race started in the fall of 1986, and apparently I was the tortoise, but unlike the fable, I was the...
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Christmas Letter 2016 – Parent Zombies
It’s funny to me that my first Christmas letter on this blog was in 2008. As cliche as it sounds, I just have no idea how that is even possible. In 2008 our oldest children were 15 while 50 years old...
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Christmas Letter 2017
Here we are again, another year another post, the same old story. I wish that I could say we had some cool stuff happen this year, but alas, twas just another year. We ate too much, didn’t sleep...
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