For the first time in four years our family is experiencing the beginnings of Fall!! It’s going to be a challenge to make the choice to board the PNG bound plane if we go in the midst of the beautiful Goldilocks season of jusssst right weather. Although I do believe the temperatures will quickly dip […]

Delaware came and went in a flash. We’re settled back in Virginia with Hannah’s parents and we carry with us some beautiful memories. The goodbye wasn’t terribly painful this time because we plan to head back that way before we return to PNG. That heartache is delayed. Please pray as we wait to make definitive […]

The worst of the worst storms almost always hit at night. Oh, how I loved to scoop Willa up when she was very little and carry her off to bed, curling around her under the covers to wait for the bone-jarring thunder to pass. Being older and having two capable sisters to be with has […]

Currently Gemma is our reigning champ at making bland and boring photos come alive with a classic look that says, “This is awkward and I hate it.” We say, “Cheeeeese!!!” and she grimaces painfully. Or stares blankly. Or grimaces while staring blankly. Or, my personal favorite, the bemused and confused look. In most of these […]