Susan Boyle: Cracking America

Simon Cowell and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber are helping Susan Boyle crack America. Hear Susan here. Susan Boyle has a new swanky apartment in London, an album that will be released at Thanksgiving, a makeover, whiter teeth, a personal assistant, and will tour the states in November to promote her new work. She hopes to…

‘Bad Numbers by Historical Standards’

Sixteen points since his first day in office… “Once a president falls below 50 percent he can no longer say he has the majority of the public behind him–a knockdown blow for a president’s legislative ambitions.” ~David Paul Kuhn, Political Correspondent for RealClearPolitics.

Still in the Glow…

Well, we are home now but still in the glow of Guatemala. Images of the beautiful people, colorful culture, and wonderful food are dancing in our minds. I wish I had more time now to reflect and savor the memories, but I just don’t. We leave for three months in Israel/Ethiopia in less than two…

Flying Home…

We leave for Miami shortly, spend the night, and then on to Texas. This trip has been too much to process in a few short days. It will take a few months to unpack a few of the eternal purposes, but it has been a good beginning. We will return, the Lord willing, next year….

A Mother’s Gift

We met Julia’s mother again and the entire family last evening at another restaurant closer to where they live. Everyone was present this time including Julia’s brother, Walter, that did not come last Tuesday because he was working. The family says that Walter looks the most like their father, Carlos. He doesn’t look like Julia…

Tacos, Steeples, and Synagogues…

We took a city tour yesterday. When I came home, I was so disappointed in my photos. I just wasn’t on top of it and missed some good opportunities–just too much on my mind otherwise, I guess. Really it is not like me to miss photos ops… Today we will meet with Julia’s family again….

Two Stories Becoming One…

For many years when Wayne put Julia to bed, he told her a bedtime story. Oh and btw, Wayne did tuck Julia into bed every night. This was his daddy responsibility. It gave me a few moments to relax before bed… Back to the story… It went something like this, “Mama and Daddy got married…

Siblings…

Here is Claudia. Many of you from Shady Grove Church will remember her. She lived with some of us for a time. She is now the principal of an English/Spanish school. We are so grateful that she has taken some time off her busy schedule to translate for us and act as a tour guide…