Colleene and I were finally on the road a few days ago after a delayed start. We had stopped off at the coffee shop that we had been visiting frequently and the ladies spent some time chatting. It seems that one of the staffers there really liked the color of Colleene’s hair and wanted to […]
Month: March 2017
Pursuing New Heights
Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, days in whose light everything seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us God. John Muir Starting with children’s games (remember “King of the Hill?”) to the ever-reaching conquests of man (technology, athletics, science, the race to reach the moon…) we always seem to be […]
Bob Shares a Mind Full
Well, it’s been a little over 3 months now since we sold the house and started living “on the road”. Considering the major hit on emotions that we took I’m actually very surprised where we stand thus far. Let’s take a step back and describe a couple of the events and how it affected me. […]
Beauty: Here, There, Everywhere
The last few days have given us a real taste for the beauty and diversity of the South Island of New Zealand. As we’ve been driving the last few days, we’ve agreed that a month is just not enough time to do justice to what this country has to offer. It has certainly worked to […]
Who Does Bucket Lists?
Hobbiton – The Shire It sounds so cliche anymore. But if there were one thing Bob or I ever considered as a bucket list item, it would be New Zealand. Ever since high school, we have talked about visiting. However, we never really made any move towards that dream. And when we made the decision […]
More on Mae Sot
Thai Travel Style! Our time in Mae Sot with the Outpour folks has been full. Bob taught a few first aid classes to the staff of Famous Ray’s restaurant and the Refuge. Colleene spent some time working with the Outpour staff on biz stuff and did some customer service training. She also had the […]
Bob on Diversity
”Yea, that’s a good word for it….diversity. In MaeSot, Thailand on this Thursday morning and I’m sitting inside a coffee house/bike shop called Braverly. It’s a very comfortable setting, almost too comfortable. Whether you want to lie down or stand up or sit there’s a place for you here. Ray and Candace Ward (Outpour Movement Ministries)opened this […]