Life in my large family. Hilarious. Horrifying. Sometimes even serious.
How We Became a Multicultural International Family It all started in one day in Florida. I was on my second Teen Missions team and Chuck was a leader. It wasn’t love at first sight. Far from it, actually. But it … Continued
New Zealand 2018 : Chuck’s Wild Adventure Chuck is home from his three-week adventure in New Zealand. For both logistics and safety (were the worst to happen) Chuck and I travel to New Zealand separately. We would love to go … Continued
I have spent the majority of my time here in New Zealand in Adalia’s house. This is fine and dandy with me since I came to help in any way I can with her baby and her recovery. Last night, … Continued
I know you all have been waiting for posts about Adalia and Percival and our adventures here in New Zealand. The truth is, I haven’t left the house since Adalia came home from the hospital. I have been doing exactly … Continued
Adalia is home and resting well. I am so thankful to be here to help her through these first few days and weeks. Percy decided to arrive early on in my trip, just two days after I arrived. This means … Continued
It has been a whirlwind. Jubilee and I arrived in New Zealand on Saturday morning. I said goodbye to Jubilee at the Auckland airport (she headed north with Ben’s brother, Jason, and is currently with Tilly and Jared) and I … Continued
Kalina’s Glamping Adventure You know how many times we have camped as a family this year? Zero. Zero with a capital Z-E-R-O. Which is pretty crazy considering we have camped with feeding tubes and feeding pumps, camped in Oregon for … Continued
We like surprises in our house. The good kind that is. Ones that involve Lion Temples and boyfriends from New Zealand (remember this?) not the ones that involve ambulance rides in the middle of the night and appendicitis. Just over … Continued
Five years ago I didn’t know a single person in New Zealand. Today, I send my second daughter to the southern hemisphere to join her sister and our big, beautiful extended family. Crazy where life leads us, isn’t it? This … Continued
Artist Point, Mt. Baker I am thrilled to announce that Tilly is soon to head off on a new adventure. She has already been to Colombia and helped drill a well in Malawi. She graduated with her high school diploma … Continued