Just some pictures to prove we live with a tiny person. This tiny person likes to stuff blueberries in her mouth. She likes to hug Molly. She likes to lay down with her cheek on your cheek and go to sleep. (It’s cute, but it is not comfortable or sweet at 5 a.m.) She likes to…
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Oceans: A love/hate relationship
I have a deep fascination with the ocean. While camping recently at Kalaloch Beach, I found myself standing on the bluff looking over the beach and the water late at night. I figured I’d take a late night stroll down the path to the beach and see if I could see the lighthouse on Destruction…
Baseball games: A family tradition
Recently, I took my daughter to see her second Major League Baseball game at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Mariners played the New York Yankees. The Yankees won and all was right in the world. Attending baseball games has been a family tradition dating back to when my dad was a boy in the 1950s. The…
The not so peaceful camping trip
There is sand everywhere. Sand in my socks, sand in my hair, in every crevice of skin possible and especially all over the blow up mattress. As I lay my head down next to Catarina, listening to her heavy breathing as exhaustion tugs her deep into sleep, I can’t help but smile. Despite my cold…
Sunsets: More than just the end of the day
Too often in life, I find myself rushing through the day busy with errands, chores or work, rarely stopping to take in God’s creation around me. Even when Veronica and I go for hikes, I rarely stop and just enjoy nature. Generally, we are after a goal or a sight or the top of a…
Happy birthday: You are now officially old
I generally am indifferent about birthdays, but I was filling out an online survey recently and came to the end where it asks what age group you fall into and suddenly it struck me: I’m changing groups. Man, do I suddenly feel old. No longer am I associated with people in their 20s. Nope. Now…
Traveling the PNW 