I heard a story awhile back about a man by the name of Mohammad Yunus. I don’t recall the source, so I’m probably going to butcher the story and get a few of the facts wrong. Sorry. Hopefully you’ll get the gist of it.  Read more... (806 words, estimated 3:13 mins reading time)

Since we’ve recently returned from our trip, Kenya is fresh on my mind. People often ask us why we go. One reason is that is traveling has always been a uniquely educational experience for our family-particularly traveling to a land with a different culture. We all learn volumes about ourselves, our world, our priorities, and our faith every time we go. For those of you who are interested, I thought I would share a series of stories of lessons I’ve learned in Kenya over the years. These stories serve as the backstory to why we feel so tied to this place. Enjoy.  Read more... (686 words, estimated 2:45 mins reading time)

For those of you interested, here are some photos and videos of our trip to Kenya. Enjoy.

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Some loathsome individual attempted to scam the father of a friend of mine yesterday. Since this happened in Amarillo, I thought it would be good to get the word out as a warning to anyone else whose parents or grandparents might be susceptible to this sort of thing. I’ve changed a few details (names, mainly) so as to protect identities. Here’s the story:  Read more... (470 words, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

As word has gotten out about our week, it has gotten a bit challenging to return all the texts, messages, calls, etc. Sorry, everyone. So, I thought it might be more efficient to use this blog for one of its intended purposes: update family and friends on our little world. For those of you wondering, here’s a synopsis of our last few days:  Read more... (945 words, 1 image, estimated 3:47 mins reading time)

I’m a nerd. As such, I’m a big fan of audiobooks. I’ve had a number of people ask me where I obtain said audiobooks. The fact that I rarely pay to listen to my books seems to come as quite a surprise to most people. So, since I’ve got this old blog site sitting around gathering dust, I thought I’d throw together a quick blog post for anyone interested. Here’s how I listen to most of mine:  Read more... (580 words, estimated 2:19 mins reading time)

Warning: this is not my usual post. It’s long and anti-climactic. I typed it up mainly to share the story of our trip with our family. Then, I thought, “Perhaps others will get some joy from our misery.”  Read more... (2180 words, 3 images, estimated 8:43 mins reading time)