It’s just one day before Annie’s birthday and we are down in Hayes, London (Annie’s hometown). And in roughly 10 minutes we will be leaving for a celebratory meal. As I write this Annie has gone on her way to surprise our lovely niece, Tabitha, by picking her up from school. Continue reading →

Some people refer to it as achluophobia, some lygophobia, others myctophobia and others still scotophobia. People like me who aren’t quite sure what those people are talking about just call it fear of the dark. Continue reading →

As I write our journal entry for this evening, the stats counter on our little blog tells me that we have reached 10,152 views since we started exactly two weeks ago. We are glad we started. It certainly has served the purpose of keeping a lot of folks updated in one place and consequently saved me a lot of time and repetition writing emails to individual friends and family. Continue reading →

Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. – Daniel 6:10

This morning, my dear brother and fellow elder stepped into the pulpit on my behalf and preached from Daniel 6 concluding our mini series of sermons on the book of Daniel. Continue reading →

Just a brief entry this evening as we had rather a full and enjoyable day following yet another good night’s sleep that we are so very thankful to the Lord for. Continue reading →

It’s a dismal, damp and dreary Friday afternoon. It’s 5:00pm and we’re fresh back from the hospital following our appointment with the oncologist. Continue reading →

Hospitals can be such weird and conflicting places. Under one roof are some of the happiest people of the day with their joyful bumps; and some of the unhappiest with their dreadful lumps. Continue reading →

As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight. – Psalm 16:3

We’ve referenced this verse before (We are not alone) but some things are so precious, they are worth repeating. God’s people, of all ages, are truly a glorious delight to us. Continue reading →

Committing to writing something every day about how Annie and I are doing at this time in our lives, isn’t always going to be easy; we knew that when we started. And writing something today is one of those days. Continue reading →