Labor Day Fun
It’s sort of ironic that everyone rests on Labor day. But it’s fun. It offers us an opportunity to be in the moment, and enjoy a simple, 24 hour holiday that would have otherwise been a typical, mundane sort of…
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Uganda Update
Welcome to my blog. My desire is that this site, and my stories, will point you towards the chief end of my life: to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. In this way, the ordinary and mundane details of everyday life are transformed…
We Beat the Hot Weather
Del Mar Beach, San Diego, CA Shank Home: Mom, Travis and Nora enjoying Swordfish kabobs and green rice shopping in Target. Camelback Spa, Phoenix, AZ Mom at The Greene House Restaraunt, Scottsdale, AZ Sipping a Margherita at Z-Tejas Restaraunt on…
Off to Arizona and San Diego
In less than 24 hours, Mom and I will be in Phoenix to visit Nora. I can’t wait to wake up, grab a large mug filled with steaming coffee, and take my Bible and journal outside to watch the gorgeous…
AFRICA Jan. 3-25, 2008
Today, at 4:45pm, I booked an airfare reservation that will take me to the unknown plains and hills of Uganda and Kenya, Africa in January, 2008. Lord willing, my prayer of three years is coming true! Through the initiative of…
In Memory of Alivia
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all…The Lord redeems the life of his servants” –Psalm 34:18-19, 22 Our…
funny stories from Michigan
Mr. and Mrs. Brad and Jayne Jansen! (and my 2nd-cousin Payton tagging along) we found this plaque in the Dutch store and thought it to be quite appropriate for me the re-proposal at Grand Haven pier Grand Haven returning to…
Patio Parties
Dessert The boys showing their best moves Brayden Our lovely little-set up under the deck! Britt and I Ready to play–Britt got her bean-bag in the hole at least 10 times! _____________________________________________ Mom and I did the summer set-up for…
Na and Beyond
I attended the New Attitude Conference in Louisville, Kentucky over Memorial Day weekend a couple of weeks ago, and it was such a spiritual highlight for me. Every time I go (this was my 3rd Na), God exceeds my expectations.…