Not being an entomologist, I find myself in that large category of people who find insects unpleasant, often gross, and generally threatening. It is amazing when I think about it how something as large as a human being can feel so threatened by a tiny living organism…but then often those Read more…
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 says, There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to Read more…
On July 4th we celebrated our 40th year in Kenya. This auspicious occasion for us stimulated some reminiscing back to our early days in Kenya, recalling some of the things both fun and annoying, strange and cool, even weird at times. I remember the day I learned that there are Read more…
What a wonderful retreat that was! It was nearly Christmas, and we had just returned from our mission’s annual retreat for the missionaries in East Africa. It was at a nice lodge at Lake Naivasha…idyllic, comfortable, peaceful, good service. What more could we ask for? We had no sooner arrived Read more…
We were so happy and proud of our new acquisition. No, I’m not talking about our new baby (though we were even more proud of him), but the brand-new video camera we brought from the U.S. We saw this as a necessary item since all 4 grandparents were so far Read more…
He was tiny! At 3 months, Joshua was still at birth weight of 7 lbs 2 oz. Now, several months after his 2 major heart surgeries, he was still very small. I sat in the doctor’s office waiting to speak with the paediatrician about Joshua’s progress. They had already measured Read more…
I had just put Josh down for a nap in the middle of our double bed. He was several months old by now, but because of his 2 heart surgeries, he was considerably behind developmentally. By now, most babies could flip over, but I’d not seen any sign of this Read more…
Warning: Extra long post alert! When the Kenyan government extended lock-down conditions for yet a second set of 21 days, we all let loose a collective groan. “How long is this going to go on?”, many were asking. Chip & I had already endured a 14-day voluntary quarantine as soon Read more…
One often reads these days in the world-wide pandemic, posts and articles about what people have been learning during these days of lockdown and social distancing. I mean, if one has to be locked inside, only venturing out for essentials like groceries, pharmaceuticals (no, caffeine does not count in the Read more…
Recently, I’ve been reading about the kings of Israel and Judah and one day, it struck me how when kings first come to power (also presidents and dictators) one of the first things they do is to consolidate power and either eliminate or at least minimize opposition. They try to Read more…