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ONE OF THOSE DAY. . . I’m sure you’ve had one or two of “those days.” Days when nothing goes exactly the way it’s supposed to. And for...

IT’S JUST A SMALL LEAK. . . Or so we thought. The small leak in our water heater turned into a bit more than that with a little help ...

THE FACES OF THE CHILDREN. . . Not far from us, children live in squatter camps, temporary shelters made from tin, cardboard, and other sc...

OUR SNAKES SPEAK ENGLISH. . .at least according to Jayden our four year old. He told me if he sees a snake he just has to tell it to go awa...

ANOTHER HUMID SATURDAY and MILDEW. . . Scott, Allen and Janelle should be on their way home now. They will fly into South Africa from ...

MAX'S MYSTERIOUS DISAPEARANCE. . . While I am in the midst of writing a cozy mystery for my publisher, Max's disappearance has nothi...

ERIC LITTELL AND JESUS FREAKS. . . Gabriel and I just finished reading the story of Eric Littell, the Scottish runner who won a gold metal...

Into Inhambane. . . Scott, Allen and Janelle have arrived in the hot city of Inhambane, Mozambique. They had to cross the water on a water t...

We had to postpone our game drive into Kruger on Saturday. There was just too much to get done before Scott left for Mozambique last night....

GAME PARK. . . Tomorrow we've decided to take our day off and head out on a game drive. It's so nice to be only an hour or so away f...

GO INTO ALL THE WORLD. . . One of the goals we have as missionaries is to reach out to under reached people groups and tribes. In Zamb...

SUMMER IS GONE. . . Okay, I know that most of you are looking forward to summertime, but it’s still summer here. . .or so I...

SO YOU WANT TO WRITE. . . Raise your hand if you’ve ever dreamed of writing the great international bestseller. Patty, in her comments,...

OH THE JOYS OF TECHNOLOGY. . . I have to say we are very blessed to live in Africa and have wireless internet that actually costs us l...

CHECK IT OUT! I just took a peek at Gina Holmes blogspot and saw that her interview with me is up. Take a look at www.noveljourney.blogspot....

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT REBECCA’S HEART. . . I’m excited that I’m already receiving feedback from my readers for Rebecca’s Heart ...

ICU AND EARTHQUAKES. . . Sounds weird, I know, but that's been my week. Wednesday afternoon my four year old slid down the ladder of our...

I'M ALWAYS AMAZED. . . I'm always amazed at the contrast of life here. We left for Johannesburg on Saturday, through the beautiful L...

. HOME AGAIN. . . We’re home again after a quick, but good trip to Johannesburg . We left Saturday after Gabriel’s track meet where h...