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There are a lot of things God did not make me. He did not design me to be a doctor or an engineer, nor did He design me to cut down big trees or run for president. It’s easy to list the things I’m not. It’s really hard to define who I am with a [...]
There is no one that Joe and I are more grateful for than our mothers. They have been our number one fans for as long as we can remember. We decided to use our blog to honor them today on Mother’s Day. Ann – Ever since I was a little girl I remember looking up [...]
Ann and I are back in Pennsylvania for the next month. My parents sold the house and needed some help moving everything out to Illinois to be closer to their grand kids. So we are busy packing boxes and preparing for our annual festival summer tour (we are still taking applicants for the tour, by [...]
China is one of the most beautiful, unique, fun, friendly, and safe places to travel. Ann and I ate tasty food, saw brilliant sites, made friendships that we will forever cherish, and experienced each other in a completely new environment. I felt like our hearts grew and our love deepened. We both learned a lot [...]
While reading the Word before bed a few nights ago I came across this Proverb: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart [...]
It worked out perfectly that Ann and I were in Texas this last week at the same time that my brother, wife, and kids were. We jumped at the opportunity to get a day with Ida, Ana, and Emmett. What a blast it was climbing around with them, exploring, and getting a little wet while [...]
The ancient Jewish Talmud says, “A wife is the joy of a man’s heart.” You wouldn’t have to read it to know this, just get married and go on an adventure with your wife. Being married to Ann has made all the beautiful things in life so much more amazing. In high school I took [...]
One of our local Chinese friends told us that there are at least 20,000 karst mountains in Yangshuo. I saw that number again as I was aimlessly paging through a magazine one night at dinner. I assumed that it was an exaggeration until we spent a day exploring the countryside on bikes. The area of [...]
Last week Ann and I took a bamboo raft down the Yulong River. It was a spectacular, scenic, and relaxing time with just the two us and our guide slowly floating down the meandering river. It gave us some time to talk and shoot a few pictures. When we reached the bottom of the river we [...]
The US is at a Precipice The United States is at a precipice that all great empires find themselves at. She has chosen the role of policing the world and fighting a war on terror. Lots of foolish politicians have claimed that this behavior is good for our national interests and our economy. At the [...]
Written on February 27: I’m up late tonight getting really excited about our trip to China. We leave in two days! We fly out of Philly to Chicago early morning on February 29th, then we catch a 15 hour flight to Shanghai. We will spend the night there and then fly from Shanghai to the [...]
A friend of mine told me the other day, “Joe, being married is the hardest part of my life and the best part of my life, all at the same time.” I could not agree more. I mean, I love my wife and I love being married to her. All of my best memories are [...]
I can’t say that I hate television or I’d be lying. Actually, I love television. Give me a remote, four hundred channels, a few hours, and some popcorn, and I’d be right in hog heaven. And this is why I am so thankful that we are living without one. A good prime time show, Glen [...]
One of my fondest early memories of Ann was on a backcountry climbing trip in Wyoming. That trip ignited our love story. We found ourselves laying out in our sleeping bags on thick mountain grass, counting shooting stars one evening. How fun it was to enjoy them together. Sometimes they would clear the entire sky. I [...]
Ann and I are still pretty new to blogging but here are a few things that we have learned that could help you. 1.) Commit – If you are going to blog, set it in your heart to write on a regular basis. Sometimes we don’t feel like writing, but because we have committed to do [...]
