Kayak Lessons
Mocha and I like to walk out to the edge of the dock where my father-in-law keeps his boat on Lake Sammamish. There's a white picnic table where I can…
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Kayak Lessons
Family Ferry Photo Fun
All I wanted was a family photo of the four of us on the Seattle ferry. The last time we did this Mackenzie was in Scotland. It was dark and…
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Family Ferry Photo Fun
Real Life in Real Time
Sometimes our Daring Adventure rattles me more than I'd like to admit. Like at bedtime when I hug my teenager. I ask if he's ok. He tells me he just…
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Real Life in Real Time
The Things We Left Behind
How does a family move a household from Marion, Iowa to only God knows where somewhere out west? Just typing that question makes my head hurt like one of those…
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The Things We Left Behind
No More Bullies on the Playground
Matthew and I went for a drive down memory lane the other day, back to the neighborhood where my family lived three years before we met. I had just turned…
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No More Bullies on the Playground
Why Are You Moving?
If you were to stumble upon my journals for the last ten years or so you would begin to recognize a common theme: I miss my family. You would find…
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Why Are You Moving?
Where Are You Moving?
So where are you moving? This is a question we've been trying to answer for months. It doesn't matter who asks, the answer always sounds foolish coming out of our…
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Where Are You Moving?
Our Daring Adventure Begins
A few months ago Matthew asked if I really believed God would take care of us if he quit his job and stepped out in faith to move closer to…
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Our Daring Adventure Begins