This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. God's is incomprehensible, good, and so amazingly wonderful. So much love and support. The church being family! Amen! And thanks! # Life is beautiful, not clean, not perfect, but beautiful none the less; when[…]

My Girls

Alexis wrote the following on her blog, Technically Grown up . To comment and read her original post Click here. Emma thought Chloe obviously looked like she needed a snuggle from her plastic baby. When Emma saw how I was taking pictures of Chloe she snuggled down besides her…awww my little starlet. Click here to[…]

Casual Mondays

Emma “wrote” the following on her blog, Emma’s Adventures . To comment and read her original post Click here. today my mommy said i could wear my pj’s all day long. i like it. here i am playing with my mom and my stroller. i love my new purse with little pink owls on it.[…]

Itching for what?

Alexis wrote the following on her blog, Technically Grown up . To comment and read her original post Click here. It’s weird that since the new year, a ton of blogs I’m following are trying to keep up and post more frequent…when I’m doing the opposite. funny. It’s another sunny day here but pretty chilly…we’ll[…]

This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. Cannon Beach, who knew spontaneous trip to the coast would have sun! http://twitpic.com/139zp4 # Sweet, eh? http://twitpic.com/13a3j6 # I really should just go to bed when I'm tired – otherwise the humanity gets really[…]

Thoughts

Alexis wrote the following on her blog, Technically Grown up . To comment and read her original post Click here. I know I haven’t written fro awhile. Lots of reasons, most of them hard to explain. Lets just say that our world has been flipped upside down and we’re trying to live through it. I[…]

This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. Wish I had a camera with me, it is beautiful downtown Portland, the sun's angle this morning was perfect! # I can see the light at the end,of the tunnel! # Enemy-occupied territory that[…]

we had a friend over today!

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. This caught my eye while browsing my blog/news subscriptions today and so I thought I’d share it:   emma came to hang out with us all day!  we had so much fun.  the kids[…]

Cringe

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. Some thoughts from my Monday morning commute on the TriMet number 9 bus… mobile post, might not make any sense. Do you have memories of things you’ve done or said that make you cringe?[…]

This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. Relaxing today… and Emma is such a good little girl # How am I always on a MAX behind a train with "mechanical" problems, never mine. Sure seems to be happening more often. But[…]

Lying to yourself

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. I have a lot of principles, values, and priorities that I like to tell myself I live by.  Things like honesty, loving others, being a good listener, integrity, authenticity, etc.  Many of which are[…]

Just do it

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. Nike got it right with “just do it” – I think the most effective way of learning (once given some proper guidance and with good caring mentorship) is to “just do it”.  With the proper support,[…]

Always more

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. I was just listening to “stop and stare” by OneRepublic, it’s the first time I’ve really listened to it closely. The line that catches my attention is “You start to wonder why you’re here[…]

Being comfortable in my own skin

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. One would hope that after being on this planet for nearly 30 years I would be comfortable being myself… but for whatever reasons stupid insecurities still creep up, and it drives me fricken crazy.[…]

A new name?

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. After yesterday’s little post about small talk, I think I might change the name of this blog… while “Living as a foreigner” has obvious meaning… well obvious to the Bible peeps… it doesn’t really[…]