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My Grandma, Marian Dahl, sent this to me earlier today.  “Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community.  The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly.…

COTTAGE CHEESE has become a regular in the Jansen household these days.  When Jon, Jenni, and Carson Smith moved in at the beginning of the year, Jenni brought along her great love for this dairy product, made of cultured pasteurized…

Home. so many stories to tell: of God’s grace, of His mighty Gospel, of our team’s experiences, laughs, challenges, trials, and joys. I am grateful to be back, safe and sound. As many of you have seen, things in Kenya…

It is 10:05 pm, and I just realized that at exactly this time next Thursday night, our team will be in the air, en route to Uganda!  One week and counting….

Today i met up with a girlfriend from “Intercultural Communication” class to study before our 2pm midterm. another classmate, whom I recognized but did not know well, was also there when I arrived. Let’s just call him “Joe.” Joe and…

eternity.  eternity is forever, irreversible, purposeful, and never-ending.  because of Christ’s substitutionary death on the Cross in our place, we can actually face a certain type of eternity.  eternal wrath, outside of God’s presence, or ‘eternal pleasures at His right hand forevermore.’  yet, what…

Dad took us to Starbucks yesterday after church.   While we were waiting for our drinks, he discovered a new coffee for sale: an African blend called Rift Valley!  This just so happens to be the same exact area I will…

end of day reflections “Waiting on God isn’t about the suspension of meaning and purpose. It’s part of the meaning and purpose that God has brought into my life.  Waiting on God isn’t to be viewed as an obstruction in…

yesterday evening, i decided to be studious alongside my brother, Brett, who quietly sat next to me doing his Calculus. My choice of reading was my “Intercultural Communication” book. I skimmed Chapters 6-7, the first being on language and culture,…

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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…