WOW! My motto for this month: when in doubt, follow Dad! Haha! our days so far have been absolutely packed with sights and shopping and DRIVING!! Seriously, half these English people's lives must be taken up by driving, literally. Being here in all the business and especially with being on the tube/train thing makes me quite thankful that I live in FSJ. I have a feeling home is going to feel like heaven in a month! Dang it eh? This is so super super exctitin...

Many people think that my weakness is LOTR. Truth is, as much as I love Tolkien's world, I am much more given to Arthurian stories set in mysterious celtic backdrops. I've read most of the tales of Camelot, and the best ones several times over (there, I finally confessed). My favorite series is called the Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead…and today I visited the land from wince his inspiration came. I had hoped for two things while in the Southwest of...

Talk about having to make adjustments to plans already. The trip to Vancouver was by far the longest I have ever seen it taken (20+ hours). Two roads closed, schedule thrown off. All enough to make the blood pressure rise a little. Add to that a leaky radiator on the van…but we made it to the plane. And I tell myself I can relax now, but I'm sure there will be more surprises . Sara's great making sure everyone has their carry-on baggage, including boo...

All the details are confirmed, so I can now say that we will be taking in the Hillsong Conference in Hillsong Kiev right after our time in Krasny Mak. And we'll understand what being said as the speakers will be Brian and Bobbie Houston, Darlene Zschech along with the United Band and many other guests, speaking English and being translated into Russian. AND, we're taking Maxim and Jhenya with us! So we'll get a few extra days hanging with them in the busy cent...

One week to go and we start one of the grandest adventures of our lives! Most of the kids are at teencamp this week, so Sara and I, along with Levi, are making last minute preparations for the big trek through Eastern Europe. Our travels will start in England, with a few days to visit some of the sights of London, as well as exploring the birthplace of the Arthurian Legend in places like Glastonbury. Levi's a little nervous about being on a BIG plane for 9 ho...