on the edge of ordinary

Last night we stepped of our comfort zone (which is: staying quietly at home on a Friday night and going to bed at a usual time). Instead, o...

Every time we go to Australia for home assignment we have a debrief with a psychologist/counsellor. A few years ago they told us we were obv...

The dominant theme in my week has been transition planning at work. Yes, I know, I've been thinking about this for months, and rightly s...

Is another wrestling post warranted? I do want to document that my youngest son was crowned Far East Champion of the 215 lb weight class on ...

I have a lot to be thankful for this week . . . maybe I'm learning how to have joy in the midst of pain? On the one hand, I've been ...

On Saturday night we ran a Japan-themed family fun night at our home church. Of all the various up-front things we do, it's one of our f...

I'm still struggling to find some open space for swimming. That's how I'm phrasing my current "status" at the moment...

This is a terrible photo, but I wanted to show you the outfit that gave me a lot of satisfaction yesterday. Underneath the duffle coat (I d...

Several weeks ago we looked at the Christmas break, a three-week holiday, and decided to include a big get-us-out-of-the-house outing after...

Here is my traditional post-Thrift shop post about some of the things we found to buy. At the end I've added some things I didn't...