on the edge of ordinary

I think I'm pleased to report that we booked more plane tickets on Saturday. I have to say that after our journeys last year, I wasn...

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 ...

It's another "getting traction by writing about the past couple of days" post. Last week Last week was a flurry of meetings...

In the ongoing saga of transitioning our eldest son to the next stage of his life, we've had unexpected news.  Good news. Unexpected, ...

Christine and I as I guided her on her first journey through the Tokyo train-subway system from the airport to our house. I'm alway...

Today is gloomy. It's heavily overcast and when I went out earlier I wondered if I should take an umbrella just in case. It is rainy se...

We're off on another camping trip tomorrow (Friday). I'm excited. It's been 20 months since we last went camping in Japan!  Ju...

Our missions conference has ended, with many wonderful memories. This morning we're preparing to hop on aeroplanes again, this time we...

The pin indicates where I'm going. Car-train-plane-bus outlines tomorrow's journey. Leaving at 7.30am and getting to the confere...

I wrote this on Oct 28, two years ago on this blog: The fourth exciting thing is an answer to prayer. Back a couple of weeks ago while w...

There's too much going on here. Much of the "juicier", more emotional stuff I can't write about here, though! Today I...

I really need to get down and do some editing before my time runs out and the weekend is upon me again. Yesterday was the deadline for art...

Toowoomba to Tweed Heads (Gold Coast) and back (Friday 13 th July) Yesterday we drove from my parent’s house in Toowoomba to the Gold...

"I feel absurdly happy." That's one phrase that's been floating around in my head today. But is isn't correct: it isn...

Estelle and Teresa, two of the wonderful ladies I love working with at Thrift Shop. It is an extrovert's dream – heaps of people to ...

So often it is hard to see God's hand in your life, how he is directing and guiding. Occasionally, however, it is much clearer, albeit a...