Home, In all Sorts of Places
This song has had a special meaning for our family over the last year or so. We discovered it about the time we realized we would be spending a year […]
Tag Archives: United States
Football or Soccer? Ask the (right) Brits.
So we are busy packing up the house, selling anything we can, and spending fun times with dear friends before we go. As you can imagine, there is quite a […]
Television in UK, Part 2–American Television
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D, specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. Before […]
The Language Lessons Continue
We enjoying learning “English.” Proper English. It is an ongoing lesson, and we are having a ball. Here are a few more that we have learned, or maybe remembered, along […]
Football Fans Are We
In recognition of the 100th Rose Bowl this week, I wanted take a minute to talk about good ol’ American Football. I miss our Saturdays in the USA where we […]
Carpe Annum
Carpe diem, “seize the day” is a good reminder to take the opportunities that God has given us every day and use them to the fullest. On New Year’s Eve, […]
So, this is Christmas and what have you done?
Today is my last day in the office before Christmas. I have been working for 3 months now on my research Ph.D. project to study the Church’s response to the […]
(Field) Trip Friday
Welcome to (Field) Trip Friday #10. This is Rob bringing you the news of the Friday trip for this week. Beth has been working hard at teaching, keeping the house […]
Fairly British
Some days are more British than others. Tuesday was a mixed bag. Rob turned in another paper . For those who are interested in that bit, he is currently working […]
Thanksgiving Weekend
When autumn came, many of our friends in the States asked us, “Won’t you be sad to not have a Thanksgiving? What will you do?” As it turns out, we […]
Song of Harvest
“Come, ye thankful people, come raise the song of harvest home. All is safely gathered in Ere the winter storms begin God our Maker doth provide for our wants to […]
Cow Slobber and Chicken Foot Pie
“Sometimes I really miss Great-Grandma,” Joshua said as I tucked him into bed. “I know, buddy,” I said. “Sometimes the holidays make it a little bit harder.” My Grandmother had […]
Field Trip Friday #7
It was another beautiful day in County Durham today. There was a fall crispness in the air as Mr. Ray came round and picked us up. He sweetly offered to […]
Dawn of Surprise
English weather is known for gray, overcast skies and cold drizzles that settle in for days at a time. People talk about how the cold and the wet gets deep […]
Ice, Ice, Baby
Today it is all about the ice baby. That’s right frozen H2O, the solid form of water. It has been one of those things about America that I woefully took […]
Thinking, Reading, and Learning From One Another
Beth has done a great job in her earlier posts to describe what she and the kids have been up to recently. However, I have been quite busy these last […]
Our Ever-Increasing Vocabulary
Before we left for England, many of my friends from South Alabama told me that I would now have to learn to speak English. Well, part of learning any language […]
Field Trip Friday #3
Field Trip Fridays have been an exciting time to explore the city that we call home during this year in England. Last week we completed a tour of both Durham […]
Go Time!
It is finally here. Today, Wednesday, September 4 we leave the USA. Some days we thought it would never get here. We leave out of Houston tonight. Tomorrow we have […]
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