“Our Guatemala is in pain.” A man in our town square this morning was speaking into a microphone. Tactic, where we live, there are no effects of Hurricane Stan, but it is so much easier to empathize with the people affected by the mud slides when you recognize the faces as those of your neighbours. … [Read more…]
Just so everybody knows, we were not, nor shall we be in the path of Hurricane Stan. But thanks for your concern. School was cancelled nationwide for two days though. Gave me a chance to go up to Fray Bartolome, about a 3.5 hour drive from Tactic. Limestone mountains, green ridges, and palm trees dotted … [Read more…]
Exhale. Inhale. Amber is in Montreal with my baby boy. I’ll be joining them and visiting my good friends on Thursday. Until them, I’m holding up in Red Deer at mom’s. On July 25 we moved out of Spruce Grove and into my mom’s house in Red Deer where we’ll be storing our stuff during … [Read more…]
Amber and I vacationed the last three days of spring break in the Rocky Mountains. We started our trek in Jasper, taking in the bitter winds and brown scenery along with the royal peaks. We checked out some of the sights and then continued south along highway 93 with poor driving conditions. There was snow. … [Read more…]
Junior has been moving alot the past week. With my hand, I can feel it boxing and kicking tons. We watched it this afternoon. It was yawning and wiggling around a lot, so we saw lots of angles. Apparently it’s a handsome devil, my teeth and Amber’s hairline. The due date has been bumped up … [Read more…]
There’s a strike in Jasper so FREE CAMPING. Let’s leave at 3 pm. Chris can be ready at 4. Josh and Stephen can come too. Josh has practice until 5. Will arrives in The Grove at 6 without Chris. No one can get ahold of Josh. Stephen is frustrated and opts out. Will and I … [Read more…]
So we drive to Mont Tremblant after spending the night at a full facility campground. I just want to climb a mountain, but no one else in the park seems to want to. People can take an air car up the green ski slope mountain or pay $11 to hang out by the lake. I … [Read more…]
Our precious and beautiful friend Stephanie died last night. We want to thank her father, Gaetan, for his phone call this morning. And we want to thank everyone for their prayers and we ask that you continue to pray for Stephanie’s family and friends as we grieve. We saw Steph last Sunday in her hospital … [Read more…]