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Today at 12:55 pm, we got *the* call informing us that our baby girl in Korea is ready for travel! Our heads are still spinning, but we’re looking at our calendars and to-do lists to figure out when we’ll be able go. We’ll post the details on our itinerary as they become available. The process … Read more
In my post on the Provisional Member Retreat, I mentioned that we were preparing for upcoming interviews with the Board of Ordained Ministry, as part of the ordination process. On Tuesday, we travelled to Halifax, PA for those interviews. The interviews went very well and we learned Tuesday evening that we have been approved to … Read more
Several weeks ago, we bought a toddler bed for Ethan so that we could use the crib for our baby girl. We set up the bed in Ethan’s room and also left the crib in his room, thinking we’d have a couple months for him to make the transition from one to the other. However, … Read more
If you’ve followed our journey, you probably know that we are Provisional Elders in The United Methodist Church working toward ordination. As part of the process, we attended a retreat Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. On Monday, Revs. Greg Myers (Wilkes-Barre District Superintendent) and Mark Webb (York District Superintendent) each led us in a discussion … Read more
I am still making my way through Eugene Peterson’s Eat This Book. Earlier, I wrote about the first three chapters, and in this post, I’ll reflect on the last couple chapters of part one. In chapter four, Peterson talks about story and suggests, “Story is the primary verbal means of bringing God’s Word to us” … Read more
Last week, Bishop Robert Schnase (Bishop in Residence of the Missouri Area of The United Methodist Church) came to teach on the Five Practices in our conference. Since we’re working our way through the Five Practices at Centre Grove, the event was partly review for me, but it was also good to hear Bishop Schnase … Read more
(This post was updated on April 6, 2016.) For the first few years of this blog, we posted very few photos. That changed when we adopted children, and wanted to share photos of them here and on social media. Photos need to be reduced and optimized for the Web for faster page loading. Over the … Read more
Sometimes, when Ethan does something I remember him doing before (especially something we photographed), I think about how much Ethan has grown. Here’s one practical example. The earlier photo was taken August 21, 2008 and the latest one was taken yesterday, September 18, 2009. The two photos show how much Ethan has grown in the … Read more
We didn’t post a lot of photos over the summer, but now that it’s behind us, we’ll post some images from Summer 2009. In late June, we spent a few days in Pittsburgh where we visited the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. We also went to the Pittsburgh Zoo on two different days. On the Just … Read more
Now that I’ve had a chance to sleep on it, I’ll share a few more thoughts on yesterday’s free online leadership, The Nines. One thing that quickly became clear is that everyone has different passions, callings, and things they’re focused on. Some of those passions and focuses meshed well with my own passions while others … Read more