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This is an interesting week. Because today, Tuesday, August 12, 2008 marks 6 months since we received Ethan on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 (i.e., “gothcha day”), we’re reliving and experiencing even more memories and flashbacks (of our time in Korea) than normal. Yesterday marked 6 months since we met Ethan for the first time (see … Read more
An article about our family appeared on the front page of today’s edition of The Progress News. The article is currently posted online, but it may not be available long-term. Click here to read an archived version. The article focused on our new ministry appointments in Clearfield (at West Side and Centre Grove), as well … Read more
On Friday (our day off), we went to the grand opening of Dunkin Donuts here in Clearfield (near the new location of The Meadows). Dunkin Donuts was very busy while we were there. After a few bites of our flatbread sandwich, Ethan ate a good bit of a glazed donut (which may explain why his … Read more
On the surface, this might sound contradictory to what I recently wrote about change. Often, when we think about routine, we think of monotony and things that stay the same. But really, routines are simply habits or systems for getting things done. and to be most effective, the habits/systems/routines must change from time to time. … Read more
More firsts for Ethan. This time, it’s his first haircut. The haircut was a bit overdue; we waited as long as we could. We wondered how he would handle it, but he handled it extremely well!
The Fireman’s Parade ended where we were seated about 8:30 pm. We packed up the stroller and returned home. By that time, Ethan was ready to go to bed. We followed our evening routine (getting Ethan dressed for bed, reading a Bible story, praying with Ethan while he drinks milk from his sippy cup). Tonight … Read more
This week is the Clearfield County Fair, a big week in the life of Clearfield. One of the highlights is the Fireman’s Parade which took place this evening. The parade is like one continuous block party. Someone told us you have to “earn” a place along the route, which can take years. It’s a good … Read more
Saturday, July 26 was the Loose Reunion. Loose is pronounced with a long o, as in “low.” My maternal grandmother, Sara Aurandt, was a Loose. There are now only two surviving siblings from that generation — my great aunt Esther Strayer who lives in Newport, PA whose health prevented her from coming this year, and … Read more
How do you manage and keep track of your tasks? Do you scribble notes on a piece of scrap paper or write a daily/weekly To-Do list? Do you use a daily planner, a PDA, or use an application on your computer or on the Internet? Lately, I’ve been thinking about my own journey of managing … Read more
I often say (somewhat cautiously) that I like change. For one thing, I’m in the business of change — is there any greater change than the kind of life transformation (i.e., change!) people experience through Christ? This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a … Read more