Posted in Reflections on Aug 29th, 2009
Recently we were blessed to spend a week at my family’s farm in Missouri, and Brennen and Kate loved it. They were constantly excited, and thankfully, also able to sleep fairly well because of all the extra sensory input! Near the end of our stay, I was walking the land with Brennen and pointing things [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 22nd, 2009
Jason is on his way back from Rwanda on his way to London. We have been staying in touch via text messages, instant messaging and e-mail. I cannot wait to hear his voice again! He is well. The trip has been much of what they had hoped. They made new connections and had many conversations [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 5th, 2009
I am off to Dallas for the weekend for a Distance Education Roundtable sponsored by the Institute of Theological Studies. I will miss Danielle, Brennen and Kate in a serious way, but I plan to take some time off the following week to recover. Here’s a photo I took tonight of Brennen asleep among his [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 10th, 2008
Yesterday morning Brennen awoke and began to sing from his crib. Gratefully, he does this many mornings. I could hear him as I was getting ready for work as quietly as I could. The thought occurred to me that ideally every morning ought to begin in song. Brennen has it right, and I have much [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 10th, 2008
Brennen has discovered a new form of exercise. He loves to turn on the music and dance! We had fun capturing this on video. Enjoy!
Play Video of Brennen Dancing
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2008
We have survived our first week back to normal (no extra helpers staying with us). I quickly realized, Monday morning actually, that I am not sufficient to take care of two under two. God has watched over and protected us. Brennen seemed to be better adjusted this week. He likes to talk about “Baby” and is [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 23rd, 2008
Kate in hat.
Kate is doing wonderfully, and we could not be happier with her presence in our family. She is now beginning to gain weight and is feeding extremely well. She seems happy in our home. Brennen’s adjustment is a bit slower, I think, as his concept of the world has been radically changed in [...]
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