Last week our family took a little trip to Chester, England to celebrate the daughter’s 7th birthday. Instead of a big birthday party, we let our kids choose an “experience” to remember their birthday and an overnight trip to the zoo was chosen. Chester, England is quite an interesting town 10 miles from Liverpool with [...]
Posted in General on 10. May, 2009 by Julie.
I was given a gift by my mother many, many years ago. In fact, I can’t even remember the day or time it was given. It was something not given on a special date or holiday nor did it come wrapped up with a bow. It was something that, at the time I thought was [...]
That’s right. Join a cause. And maybe even join in on a protest march. With drums and banners and chants. And if you are lucky, TV cameras. Let me explain more. One of the biggest challenges in my experience of living abroad is meeting and making new friends. Slowly, intentionally, and sometimes randomly God has [...]
Posted in Life on 21. Apr, 2009 by Wayland.
The following is a promotional video for the great city of Cardiff, where we live. For those of you back in the States wondering what life is like in Cardiff, this should give you a snapshot. I must warn you though, the weather in this video is not nearly accurate of real life. But then, [...]
I live in an English-speaking country. I speak English. It should always be that easy, but it is not. Accents get in the way. I had a little instance the other day that left me as puzzled as I once was hearing Black Crows “Too Hot To Handle” -”Hey little thing let me light your [...]
Posted in General on 09. Apr, 2009 by Wayland.
Just a public service announcement…I’ve decided to split up our content into 2 sites. This site has really served a couple of purposes over the last 3 years with the primary one being to help friends and family in the States stay updated with us while we live here in Cardiff. Every once in a [...]