Somewhat comically over the years I have developed a shoe collection that dwarfs Jodi's by an order of magnitude. In all fairness to myself, I had spent several years working as a Pedorthist (Feet, Shoes, Orthotics, Braces, etc), and later as the main buyer for a fairly large company. As a buyer of shoes, you end up being given shoes, a LOT of shoes! I needed to know the difference in fit and function of a new style I would potentially buy, or an upgrade to an existing style. The result is a … [Read more...] about The Shop: Fundraising Through De-Owning
God Doesn’t Take You This Far And Then Leave..
I haven't done an update on our blog for a while now. Between work, family, and trying to make the most of summer it's been busy. We are trying to stay positive with the search for a renter for our home. Just when we think you have found the perfect person to rent our home, something has fallen short. Either the timing is off, or the person just doesn't have the budget to rent a whole house. The hardest part is that we've met some amazing people via email through our blog post that I shared … [Read more...] about God Doesn’t Take You This Far And Then Leave..
Who Do You Know? We Need Renters For Our Home for 6 Months!
With moving to Mexico this fall for 6 months one of the main things on our ever Growing "TO DO" list is to find someone to rent our home while we are away. This does two Very Important things for us. 1. Helps us pay our Mortgage. Apparently we have to keep paying our bills while we are gone, who knew that you couldn't just say to your lender "Hey- can I hold on my mortgage payments for a while?" IF only... 2. We are going to serve with and along side the Vineyard Church, which means we … [Read more...] about Who Do You Know? We Need Renters For Our Home for 6 Months!
What is Fair?
You know I really struggled a few weeks on and off in the first parts of February after we came back from Mazatlan. With the thought of moving our lives to Mexico for 6 whole months this would mean uprooting them from school, the home they've always known, and friends. The hardest part was leaving their aunts, Uncles and their cousins whom they love more than life as they know it. I fell into this trap of feeling that I was a bad parent. I'd waver back and forth day after day, and my mood … [Read more...] about What is Fair?
Welcome to our Thoughts
Hi everyone, thanks for dropping in. We started this blog to not only keep our families in the loop as we prepare our lives to serve and live in Mazatlan, Mexico for Six months this fall. Even though moving to Mexico is Huge, is really one small step towards the journey we're on, but mostly the life that we are figuring out as we go. I hope you tag along for the ride as we share in this honest journey with whomever will read it, as well a place to share other inspiring blogs and people who … [Read more...] about Welcome to our Thoughts
