The adventures of Lego men
As part of our homeschooling (and life in Britain), the kids entered the BBC’s 500 Words 2014 Essay Contest. The contest is for kids 13 and under. All submissions […]
Category Archives: Musings
The Secret Life Of Zoe- A BBC 500 Words 2014 Essay Contest Submission
As part of our homeschooling (and life in Britain), the kids entered the BBC’s 500 Words 2014 Essay Contest. The contest is for kids 13 and under. All submissions […]
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Robot Fight!
As you may have guessed from the title, 1 I was at a robot fight, 2 It was on Sunday. Technically, it’s was a robot war. Not a fight. Anyway, […]
Securing a Student Visa
So, you have decided to accept an offer to study at Durham University. If you are like us, there are a million questions going through your head: how will we […]
Pray for the Ukraine and Venezuela
Today my heart is heavy with the struggles of people on two different sides of our world. Join with me in prayer for the people of the Ukraine and Venezuela. […]
Field Trip Friday err Tuesday # 13
Today we decided to take our weekly field trip a bit early in the week. There was something on we wanted to see. Mr. Ray offered to drive us up […]
Angel of the North
The sheer size of it is overwhelming, It’s wingspan that of a jumbo jet. The first time I saw it rising up from the small fell I drew my breath […]
Rejoice!
Another glorious winter day here in North East England. I can not believe that it is February. There was a cold breeze blowing this morning but for most of the […]
It is wonderfully R.A.D.
It has been a very busy Saturday for us. Joshua has fencing lessons on Saturday a.m. and for a few Saturdays Meg also has extra rehearsal for her ballet exams. […]
Lend it, Spend it
Lately there has been an advertisement on the TV from a bank, I believe, that has the old song “Magic Penny” on it. I’ve had it stuck in my head […]
Do you want to build a snowman?
A bit of a dusting last night. The kids were so excited to see snow falling. Joshua and Rob walked home in it, enjoying every snowflake. The kids woke up […]
Agape
I have always LOVED Valentine’s Day. Ever since I was a child it has been one of my favourite holidays. To me it has never been a holiday that’s soul […]
Snowdrops
I bet you saw this title and thought, “Wow! They are finally getting snow way up there in Northeast England. No it is quite the opposite here. We took a […]
The pets we left behind
One of the hardest thing about moving across the globe is making difficult decisions about your pets. We have made the […]
10 Things I learned (or remembered) this week
My research is moving along well. I am now working on a review of academic literature specifically related to short-term missions. Below, I offer some thoughts about mission in general, […]
Beef – It’s not what’s for dinner
One thing that is a bit more expensive at the grocery shops here is beef. That is probably just as well because I’ve grown accustomed to eating too much red […]
Blessed are the……..
Just returned home from another sunny Sunday morning of worship and fellowship at Carrville Methodist. It is always sunny inside this house of worship even if the sun isn’t shining […]
Guess what day it is!?!
Do you know what day it is? It is Friday. It is Hump Day! You may be thinking, “It is not Wednesday! Wednesday is the middle of the week! Wednesday […]
First in my Heart
Be thou my vision oh Lord of my heart Come in daily Lord and rule my heart and help me see others through your eyes Not be all else […]
Snow Where?
Many of our friends in Alabama and Florida saw the most amazing sight in their own backyards. Sleet, freezing rain and snow. While it was fun to stay up late […]
Field Trip Saturday (and a day out)
This week’s field trip was moved to Saturday. This allowed us to get some more work done at school and allowed Rob go with us as well. Mr. Ray picked […]
Day 2 – Meals from Roasted Chicken
So last night we continued to enjoy the roasted chicken in a new way that did not seem like leftovers at all. I pulled all of the dark meat from […]
How deep the Father’s love for us
A week or so ago we had a fellow PHD student, Glenn Packiam, over for supper. He was here in Durham for a few nights and we invited him over […]
The North Sea Coast
As the crow flies we are not very far from the sea. For this I am very glad. I have lived my whole life near the sea on many of […]
Loch Lomond
While my parents were here for a visit Dad rented a van and we drove a bit around Scotland. One of our favourite places that we adventured to was Loch […]
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