2020 has revolutionized the way we interact with one another, both personally and professionally. Some of these changes have even found their way into our lives through midnight Zoom meetings for Brian while he interacts with people in a myriad of time zones. Before 2020 this would be unthinkable. Now? Monthly. This fallout of the […]
According to Ray and Willa the name of our property has changed from “The Boathouse” to “The Bowwow Doghouse Hotel.” It’s a mouthful, but not inaccurate right now. We have two dogs on our property that belong to other teams. Caring for other people’s pets is part of life on the field for us, most […]
In Madang we don’t feel comfortable walking or running with the girls in tow. Back in the days of our double stroller we would take evening walks, but now that all three girls are walking on their own (and huge) it’s less safe. Stray dogs and increased traffic on narrow streets is simply not something […]
As we process life right now we’re trying to be intentional about remembering joys and experiencing joys. The friend we lost, Bethaney, had a very special relationship with Gemma and burst out in delighted laughter over this picture. Shortly after it was taken, Gemma disappeared and reappeared with yet another guinea pig in the towel! […]
I don’t have eloquent words tonight. Emptiness and tears that feel endless when they start and even some blissful (and willful) forgetfulness. We’ve had those things in spades. When we arrived home from Ukarumpa we found out a teammate was sick. She passed away of cerebral malaria in our collective arms on Tuesday. The whole […]
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