One year ago today, our plane came to that screeching halt on the runway that throws you forward and signals the long awaited arrival in a new city. We took a deep breath.  Though we didn’t say it, we saw the excitement and the apprehension in face of the other.  The memory of our loved… Continue reading One Year Later

So, some of you may or may not know, but I was asked to take a position at the local elementary school teaching English a couple times a month.  It’s not much really, but it’s been a whole new experience for me into a side that I’ve not had the opportunity to see into yet.… Continue reading On School

I started this post last week and then let it drop because it sounded whiny.  I’m cautious about sounding whiny even here, but this is our reality. Let’s just say that we’ve running for a couple months on sheer adrenaline with so very many facets of responsibilities, both normal and extra, loaded, stacked and filed in… Continue reading Crash and Burn

So in case you missed it, we’re filming right now.  We’re incredibly privileged to be part of a documentary, not only for WIM but also our own story. We were told it was going to be an incredible amount of work.  And it is.  But it was easier than I thought in some ways.  And… Continue reading Lives of the Movie Stars

As a foreigner, I often feel clumsy. I realized it today when I was parking my bike at the… bike yard? The guard in charge waved me over to a narrow spot down the aisle, where I walked the bike in and tried to get it propped up with 40 lbs of bike seat and… Continue reading Clumsy Mumsy

So the other day, I met a lady on the train.  She came up and introduced herself to us… which is very uncommon for Japanese.  I thought it was pretty cool though and we arranged to meet, which she later rescheduled for today. I showed up prepared today to share the message of Christ, and… Continue reading Ancient Doors

I love Japanese history.  Reading through it, it is easy to see how various influences and events shaped the Japanese way of thinking and acting. On Sunday, we were talking about the saying Japan is known for: “The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.” Many of us can relate.  We are ministering to people,… Continue reading Two sides to every story

You know how we have jokes in America about lawyers and blondes and all those kinds of… jokes?  Well, I found out today that Japan doesn’t have any jokes about lawyers. See, it’s these kinds of things that are good to find out!  Sometimes humor just does not translate into other languages and cultures. Just… Continue reading Good and Perfect Gifts

So a lot has been happening lately.  It’s been such a mixture of everything lately– you know those times?  There are times when everything is on a roll and the baby sleeps soundly… and then there are times when everything gets rescheduled and adjusted a million times until the last second and the baby wakes… Continue reading Big Words