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Ever since the movie, The Great Debaters, was released, we’ve wanted to see it. We finally got a chance to watch it on DVD this past week. And we’re glad we did. “The Great Debaters” is about a debate team from Wiley College, an historically African-American United Methodist college, located in Marshall, Texas. The college … Read more
We just added a new page to the navigation menu above called Ethan’s Adoption. It’s an attempt to summarize the story of our adoption journey and to point to some of the key posts written along the way. We hope it will be helpful to those who are getting to know us in Clearfield as … Read more
Ethan is trying out several instruments in his young life. In July, we were impressed when he learned to blow into his recorder and make a tone. I guess we won’t be giving him a straw to drink from anytime too soon. He’ll probably blow bubbles rather than drink from it! (Cheap recorders are only … Read more
I recently started a series of posts called Life Realignment, reflecting on 4 key areas we need to work on as we get settled as new parents in a new home, a new community, and new churches. First on the list is nutrition. I’ve always been interested in nutrition, including the latest information and reports … Read more
There are several organizations, or causes, that are close to our hearts. We’ve written about a few of them before (see posts categorized as causes). One great cause is the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), a disaster response effort on behalf of the United Methodist Church. UMCOR is an impressive organization, one that’s well-respected … Read more