Month: November 2014

  • A Bear Named Titus

    Bethany took the photo below of an announcement on the door at the preschool which we think has to do with school photos. It looks like you can sign up for a time and bring you kid in for some Christmas portrait? We’re not exactly sure. You could say there is an ongoing dialogue with…

  • Retreating

    It’s been a full day and I’m pretty tired. I’m going to try and summarize the best I can. First, had a great meeting with the international team this morning at the Josiah Venture office. We really just spent a lot of time sharing recent stories and happenings and weaved in prayer throughout our hour…

  • The Field Trip We Didn’t Know About

    Bethany: “So, I think Titus went on a field trip today.” Me: “Really?” Bethany: “Yeah, he was telling me all about it.” Me: “That’s hilarious.” Why is that funny to me? Well, it’s because we had no idea this was going on today at Titus’ preschool. Other missionaries have told us repeated stories of this happening…

  • The November Envelope and All Souls’ Day

    Sundays are not easy. At first they were really fun and the experience was so new and exciting, but I feel honestly that today was harder. Nothing big happened and we didn’t have any issues, but as we were making the short drive to church I realized I wasn’t excited about going. Please, don’t misunderstand…

  • Training and Painting Pumpkins

    Saturdays are usually are rest day and we enjoy a big breakfast as a family (often that’s Swedish pancakes). However, today I was attending some training with the international team at Josiah Venture (JV). The training was led by Steve Patty (brother to Dave Patty, president of JV) and focused on how to do research…