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For those of you who don’t get our family newsletter – just wanted to share the news that we are moving in less than a month. If you don’t get the newsletters, and…
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twenty-five
To many of you, I’m sure today is the day you commemorate Vincent Van Gogh shooting himself (a few days before he would finally die) or you’re busy today reflecting on the Isolation…
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full of thanks for July 16
The fact that Susan’s birthday falls merely two days after mine has been interesting. We often get ‘combined’ birthday parties. The fact that she is an amazing cook, and fantastic baker means that…
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forty-seven
This day last year I realized I actually made it to 46, I was alive for my birthday, which for the first time in my life was something I accepted was not a…
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Three out of four ain’t bad
The grammar may be horrific, but the sentiment is true – having 3 of our 4 kids home again feels pretty good. Yesterday I drove down to Bujumbura to pick up Matea and…
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Once Again…So much, yet so little in common.
A year ago when George Floyd was murdered, I reflected on how he and I had but a few things in common, and how that is such a problem. Now there is yet…
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And there he goes…
There are seasons to life. This spring we happen to be in one where the middle two kids go back to Kenya, then shortly after that our oldest headed to Canada for a…
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Burundian bikers
I always told Jonah he should shoot a documentary on the cyclists that transport bananas, charcoal, people, animals and so much more up and down these hills… Well–someone else did. This documentary give…
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And there they go…
The day two of our kids were supposed to be flying to Kenya to return to school we were still unsure what would happen. Kenya was in the midst of a COVID spike…
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Teza Trails
The day before the kids flew back to RVA we had the chance as a family to do a great run/walk/hike up in the tea fields of Burundi. It’s a beautiful area, with…
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Kid’s Break – covid-style
Normally when the kids come home from Kenya we always make a habit of going away a bit as a family. Someone wiser than me whose kids went through RVA years ago told…
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The in-between time
Today is the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Between death and resurrection. Between defeat and victory. Every year this day resonates with me a bit more. I think perhaps more and…
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Betrayal – take Two
One year ago, we were sitting here in this same place. The same physical space, our home here in Kibuye. The same chronological space, most of the way through holy week. Mentally, emotionally…
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Six Years.
Six years ago today our family landed in Bujumbura for the first time. We packed up our 13 bags in Edmonton, and about a day and a half later walked down to the…
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Matea is 17
Seriously – our second child is 17! If I didn’t know us – I’d think we were old. But…I do….and we’re not. So let’s move on. She’s had some eventful birthdays – birthdays…
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Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days Later
or Our SD is now one-year PT One year ago today, we had a violent attack inside our house. A word like ‘anniversary’ doesn’t quite fit, as it feels like it has an…
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What I’m giving up for lent
Yesterday was the day many traditions in the Christian faith refer to as Ash Wednesday. It’s the beginning of the period of Lent leads up to Easter. (Also the day before Shrove Thursday…
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yup – that’s what we did
It feels like there are frequently times in our lives here where we have to stop and almost double-check if something just happened There is the more surreal: “Did we just drive across…
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Signs of COVID
For almost a year various health agencies around the world have struggled to communicate to the public at large, what needs to be done to help reduce the spread of this virus. Of…
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Team blog updates
if you don’t regularly read our team blog – — you should. There’s a couple recent posts I wanted to point to Our friend/neighbor/teammate Jess just wrote on the harsh realities of sending…
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Now for something different
For a LOT of years now I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, and reading, and writing on one topic. Early mornings before others get up is usually when I’m sitting at my…
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what it takes to get home
Getting our family from Edmonton to rural Burundi is not exactly a straight forward nor a simple task. Really, getting here from most places is not easy, even from most places in Africa.…
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Family Hikes in the Canadian Rockies.
So this is quite a bit late on account of what our month or so has looked like. However, we had such a great family getaway – and it was so beautiful that…
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Thanksgiving
I am sitting in my mom’s hospital room where she has been sitting up, eating, getting out of bed, having a conversation with me, and was able to walk (with assistance) down the…
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our kids do stuff….
The blog has been quiet as of late, as life kind of sideswiped us there for a few weeks (oh 2020, you’re the gift that just keeps on giving). I’ll update that soon,…
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seven months on
A lot can happen in seven months. On February 22 the BBC reported that Australia was burning, Megan and Henry (Harry??) were leaving, and the following was written about a strange new virus…
