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Over the course of the next several posts I’m going to share photos of places our family visited on our trip. Some of the places will be very obvious; some less so. Have fun catching a glimpse of our recent travels! Here’s the first photo. Can you name the landmark?

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This afternoon our family joined several other families from our church to celebrate the Seder together. It was a wonderful time of fellowship and gaining a greater understanding of this Jewish tradition and its significance for us as Christians. Here are a few pictures capturing the occasion:

A group of five families gathered for the feast.

After […]

Well, it’s about time for my monthly blog post, don’t you think? I’m in rather a bit of an odd writing mood, so this post will be a mish-mash of random thoughts and happenings of late.
First off, do you know what the word pericope (pronounced puh-rik-uh-pee) means? Without looking it up in the dictionary. […]

The Kansas GOP Caucus is officially over and the results are in. Here are a few pictures from the Sedgwick/Butler county caucus location:

This is what the convention center looked like when we arrived at 6:45 this morning to help set up for the caucus. We placed surveys and volunteer cards on each of the chairs […]

So I guess I let January in the blog world slip by me. Oops. At least I have a good excuse. I was traveling the world. Well, Europe anyway. My time overseas was wonderful! Thanks to all who shared in my excitement and offered helpful travel tips. It was an unforgettable experience. I’ve attempted […]

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Nicole and Andy and Andy’s family joined the rest of our family at our house where we enjoyed a delectable feast, conversation, football, games and a time of giving thanks for the individuals who make up our families.

The following night we enjoyed continued fun and fellowship at the Bloyer’s home with a hot dog roast […]

This morning I received word that a new little one was on his way into the world, albeit 3 weeks before his “official” due date. Titus Chase was born at 2:28 p.m., weighing 8lbs, 3 oz. (I told his momma that it was a good thing he was 3 weeks early!) to my good friends […]

Late Friday afternoon, my friend Cori and I headed down to Oklahoma City to celebrate the 10-year Character Coach Reunion. The Reunion was for anyone who has been involved in Character First! Education since it first began in February, 1997. I can remember traveling to Oklahoma City in October of 1996 with my bags packed […]

One of last weekend’s projects: paint and redecorate the basement hallway.
Here’s what it looked like once I got it cleared and taped and ready to paint.

This is the most recent picture I could find of what it looked like before the redo. Bland white walls, very marked up and badly in need of repainting. I […]

Intent on the goal…

Love the facial expression!

Oops…looks like Joey is taking out the competition…literally.
FINAL SCORE: 3-1 (with Joey scoring two of the goals for his team…way to go, Bro!)

After another 2,000+ miles of traveling I am overjoyed to be home for a while! My friend Alisa and I left last Sunday for Wisconsin, stopping over in St. Louis and Milwaukee along the way to visit and stay with friends. We arrived at Camp Nicolet Tuesday afternoon where we enjoyed a refreshing week of […]

After I finished my teaching year with a couple of piano camps in July, I took some time off. Here’s a recap of some of what I’ve been up to…
INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS

I spent four days with Andy and Nicole in Independence. The first night they took me to the local miniature golf course to play […]

Just had to share… (Click to see the full-size image.)

The idea was borne last December, on the eve of a meeting of staff members for Adventures In Character 2007. I had been praying persistently for some guidance from the Lord on what our theme for the year should be. As I read the second chapter of Proverbs that night, I was particularly inspired by […]

Extra points if you can name the mountain.

Last Friday afternoon Alisa and I made our way to Topeka for the annual Kansas Days gathering of the Kansas Republican Party. It was an eventful weekend, and I thought I’d share some of the highlights here. (You can read about Kansas Days 2006 here.)

We spent Friday afternoon visiting the receptions of various office holders, […]

The month of December proved to be festive and full for our family. Below are some highlights from the month:

This was actually from November, but our whole family enjoyed traveling to Topeka and attending a rally with President Bush to support Jim Ryun.

Another November one that I just couldn’t forego: One of my students won […]

…play in the snow!