Last summer, we detailed the final year of our long ordination process in The United Methodist Church (for more of the story, see posts categorized by Ordination). In that post, we mentioned that January 13, 2011 was the deadline for our work in preparation for interviews with the Board of Ordained Ministry. Well, today is… Continue Reading »
As we near the end of our ordination journey (more on that in the next few days), we are in much need of a retreat. So, the Bishop’s Retreat comes at just the right time. After lunch this Sunday, we will head to Lancaster, PA for the retreat. This will be the third year in… Continue Reading »
We are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The deadline for our work for the Board of Ordained Ministry is due 3 weeks from today (January 13, 2011) and we are beginning to see light! We’ve been especially busy in recent weeks/months, which at least, partly explains the lack of… Continue Reading »
Trick-or-treaters hit the streets Thursday evening in Clearfield (October 28, 2010). Last year, we had just brought Sarah home but still took Ethan to a few homes. This year, we bundled up the kids, loaded them into the stroller, and took them to some homes of church families within walking distance. The kids don’t normally… Continue Reading »
One year ago today, Joleen and I were in Seoul, Korea welcoming Sarah into our family (one day after meeting her for the first time). This week, we’ve been remembering our trip to Korea last October. That’ll continue tomorrow (one year since our first full day with Sarah) and Sunday (the anniversary of the long… Continue Reading »
Our blog has morphed over the years. It started out as a place to post notes/summaries of our weekly sermons. Later, we reflected on classroom experiences at Asbury while working on D.Min. degrees. In those days, we didn’t do much personal/family blogging. That changed after we started pursuing our first adoption from Korea. Looking at… Continue Reading »
Iposted photos of Ethan’s Journey to Three. While Sarah isn’t as old as Ethan and hasn’t been with as long, her growth and development is still noticeable. Here are some photos to show how she has grown/changed over the course of our brief journey together so far …… Continue Reading »
We’ve charted some of the highlights of Ethan and Sarah’s lives over the past few years. Many of the photos are scattered across the posts on this blog. Here are nine photos taken at various points in Ethan’s life that show his growth from a baby to a 3-year-old.… Continue Reading »
Ethan turned 3 over the summer and today was his first day of preschool. (Photo here was taken just before Ethan headed off to school.) We weren’t sure how Ethan would handle being dropped off in an unfamiliar place (last spring’s school visit and last week’s orientation probably helped). But when Mommy dropped Ethan off… Continue Reading »
Last Thursday, Sarah finally had her first haircut, at 18 months. Ethan was 14 months old when he had his first haircut. We had no real idea how she would handle her first haircut, but she handled it very well. Here’s proof …… Continue Reading »