Tuesday was a rough day at the Dr.’s office. The girls both had their yearly well-child exams and immunizations. Both were quite excited to see Dr. Rhonda and give her the pictures they’d colored for her! …BUT… all that changed when the needle came out. (click to continue) Now, my precious Nya bug is a […]
From Michigan
A Baby Boy
“I have called him Moses!” exclaims Veronica. In America this would most likely be the announcement of a proud mother or father over their new baby boy. But this time, in Kenya, it means something very different. This past Monday March 7th, a one-year old baby boy was found abandoned near a bush. So Veronica […]
Immunizations!
This week Niki and I got our first round of vaccinations for our time in Kenya! We’re getting excited to take an exploratory trip to the Belwop orphanage to see what kind of work we’ll be doing when we move over there! Click to see more… I don’t know that we were ready for all […]
The Face of Repentance
Posted by: Niki (approved by Ty) 😉 What does repentance look like? What IS repentance? If you’re a Christian you’ve probably heard this word in sermons, maybe even used it in conversation, or consider it something you did in order to receive salvation. Or maybe you’ve never stopped to consider it at all… repentance. By […]
Ken-ya-believe-it?
Posted by: Niki Click here to watch a 2-minute video on the needs of Belwop Click here to watch 4 minute video including the heart of Belwop Kenya. Really?! Kenya?… as in Africa? Yip. From Alaska to Michigan to Africa… and who knows where after that… if you’re beginning to think we’ve lost our mind […]
Vote For BELWOP!
Hi family and friends! We all have a really cool opportunity to make a HUGE impact on some orphan’s lives in the next couple weeks! As most of you know Niki and I are in the planning stages of taking our family to Kenya for a year to help the BELWOP orphanage in Nyeri renovate […]
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!
by: Niki … ok, I have to confess I’d be lying if I actually said that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year … I do enjoy hearing the song every year at Christmas but I’m always a little bit like “hmmm… if this is the most wonderful time of the year then […]
Five Going On Ten
By: Niki December 28th, 2006… a day that changed our hearts and lives. Nya has always been our BIG girl… always learning, always striving for the next phase, always taking the world in and learning to articulate it back to us. Her first night in the hospital she layed next to me and neither of […]
Two Weeks With Grami & Papa
What a blessed fall we’ve had! We’ve enjoyed the company of family from back home to carry us through summer into winter. In October (just in time for Niki’s birthday!) Grami Tami and Papa Ray arrived in St. Joe… they literally sneaked in the back door! And the fun, squealing, snuggling, apple picking, and playing […]
10 Days Is Too Short!
We recently had our sister, Tera, and her two precious girls (Sadie and Ruby) with us for 10 days ~ which we have concluded is NOT long enough! We crammed in almost every possible activity, making the most of every moment together and had an absolute blast together. Lets get on with the pictures and […]