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Sights from along the way
Cracked
I could swish, but I couldn’t spit. Staring at my bulging cheeks in the mirror I replayed the inner monologue I’ve been scripting since coming to Africa. “You can’t vindicate someone else’s suffering by inflicting your own, Jami”. “That’s true, Jami, but you can be more responsible.” “So rinsing the toothpaste out of your mouth [...]
Birdbrain
I didn’t see a thing today. After breakfast I opened my front gate to see if Brian had brought the trash in. Then the boys and I drove to my office and back again by lunch time. It was after I pulled into the driveway that I thought to myself, Huh…I don’t even feel like [...]
Eyebrows
Right now it’s quiet. The only barking I hear is my own accusations. But last night at 3:30 in the morning, my neighbor’s dog was gnawing on my last nerve like a rawhide. What I can’t understand now, is how something that was “right” at 4am could, be so terribly wrong 18 hours later. [...]
Subtle
I often miss subtle moments (so Jami tells me). Whether they are moments of romantic opportunity or moments that mark a child’s life, I usually am so distracted by the task at hand that they drift by unnoticed or unappreciated until a later time. So, as I clambered into the airplane last Wednesday for [...]
What am I doing here?
I didn’t write this yesterday. And there’s a very good reason I didn’t write this yesterday. You wouldn’t want to read it , and I wouldn’t want to confess to the attitude behind it. If you remember, I did say that I wouldn’t shield you from the realities of missionary life. And I stick to [...]
Drowning
When teaching your kids to swim there’s a very fine line between using that “sinking feeling” to provoke their abilities, and actually allowing them to drown. The difficulty is recognizing the difference. Two weeks ago we had the privilege of joining some good friends for a Thanksgiving break at the beach. While we only saw [...]
Art
To say that Art has had a rough life would be an understatement of epic proportions. Hard living, alcoholism, addictions, and child abuse are just the highlights. So, when my grandparents chose to take him in several years ago, when he had nowhere else to go, I honestly feared for their safety. I feared for [...]
Resignation
I don’t do “crazy”. Calculated yes, but not crazy. Crazy for me is left on the fringes, and for good reason: it just doesn’t belong in the world of air transportation. And I would assume that most of my passengers will agree. But…I quit my job. My current employer has been incredibly gracious [...]
A Child Shall Lead Them
Phase one in Learning my new iMac: learn how to get video off the camera and into the computer: check! This video was taken in August when Isaac invited 10 of his friends and their moms to come for an African Playdate. Obviously, our ministry through the eyes of a 4 yr old isn’t peppered [...]
Wisdom in LEGOS
“Mommy, the whole world is Jesus’ LEGOS” Wisdom from the back seat – Isaac Staples, 4 yrs old August 19, 2009
From Brian’s Logbook
At some point during a professional pilots’ career it will happen; or so the statistics tell us. For me, it’s now been three times. You will lose a friend, a colleague, an aviator, to the unforgiving nature of the job and suddenly the romance of aviation fades into the horizon. The first time was almost [...]
Drowning in my own filth
If you have ever tried to download a video off the internet, be it newscast, clips of a program, or whatever, you have probably encountered the commercial curse: you can’t watch what you went there to watch without tolerating some random commercial first. It’s annoying, but all they are after is a captive audience and [...]