Category Archives: 2022

Another week in Montana has come and gone – we’ve sure been relishing the time we’ve had to explore all the beauty here! In addition to checking out the cute towns of Kalispell, Whitefish and Bigfork, we spent another day in Glacier National Park, which did indeed look significantly different under clear, smoke-free skies. WeContinue reading “more from Montana”

Montana, where have you been all our lives! This place is spectacular! BE PREPARED – MANY PHOTOS TO FOLLOW! We spent a couple of days last week camped out in a beautiful park in Hungry Horse, about 5 minutes from the huge Hungry Horse Reservoir and about 15 minutes from Glacier National Park. We dedicatedContinue reading “beauty & some beasts”

We spent the week exploring… downtown Coeur D’Alene is so lovely! We enjoyed a couple of meals out: a fun and delicious dinner at an English/Scottish pub called The Crown & Thistle – so cute and authentic! – and a yummy lunch at Sweet Lou’s Restaurant and Taphouse. We drove through a lot of theContinue reading “a week in lovely Lake Coeur D’Alene”

For the past week we’ve been traveling up the 101, mostly on the coast, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Pacific Northwest from San Fransisco to Seattle. So many pics! Feel free to skip the folderol and scroll down for a visual survey of our adventures. Here’s a teaser: a small selection of the manyContinue reading “family & fun from Oregon to Idaho”

Our beast was finally released from purgatory on Tuesday afternoon, and we immediately began cleaning, loading, organizing and making reservations. Wednesday, we hit up all the stores – Costco, Trader Joe’s, Vons – and stocked up the fridge and pantry. Some friends are thinking of making a cross-country trip in an RV, so they cameContinue reading “finally back at it”

It’s been a busy and fruitful three weeks since my last post! Once we knew the completion of our vehicle repairs was imminent, we slowly began saying our goodbyes to friends and family – coffee dates, game nights, birthday parties, lunches and dinners out. We had such a great time: we made several visits toContinue reading “saying goodbye (again)”

The big question… why are we still stuck in San Diego? Friends have speculated that God is protecting us from something that would have happened on the road. Or that we needed to be here to help with the staff transition in the Foothills youth department. Or that we were never meant to leave, andContinue reading “it’s all about community”

For those who are socially-minded, here’s how we spent the last two weeks (yes, we’re still in a holding pattern in San Diego): For those who are technically-minded, here are the latest repair updates: If all goes well, we hope to be on the road sometime in the beginning of August – however, we haveContinue reading “top chef 2… fun times!”

Our current theme: The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps (Proverbs 16:9). Even though we planned on being far away from San Diego when Future Quest came around this year, it turned out that God had other plans. Just like old times, we both spent most of the weekContinue reading “back at FQ 2022 – who knew?”

After a great weekend including a poker game, an inspiring message at church, a fabulous Father’s Day dinner at Oyster & Pearl with Deron’s dad and stepmom, and a super fun housewarming dinner, we ran into (literally) another vehicle-related snafu, this time in the Honda. Late Monday night on the freeway, we suddenly saw aContinue reading “whoa! more Honda woes”