My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Have you ever read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day? I haven’t either for quite some time but just the title resonates with my day yesterday. Last week was incredibly full; full of some great things like going to campus to meet with students at Univ. of Portland, Halloween festivities and … Read more

Blessings Abound from Costa Rica

I was in the great country of Costa Rica for 9 days and was missing it before we were boarding the plane to leave. We had an amazing time there. Sometimes it’s hard to find words to describe those kinds of weeks. We took 10 students who put their hearts into that week. They engaged … Read more

40 Years

She was barely 18, he was only 20. He had won her heart and the high school sweet hearts couldn’t wait to marry. It’s what most people did then, fall in love, get married, stay close to family and have kids. They’ve lived in the same house for the past 35 years, memories engrained in … Read more