Category Archives: Family

No Flood- Tender Mercy

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Mike

Received a tender mercy of the Lord today. Minutes after we got home from a movie, and being gone for four hours, we heard a loud gushing sound. I thought water was boiling over, but it was coming from downstairs. … Continue reading →

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My 2011 Year in Review

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Mike

I have a tradition at the end of the year to review my journal and write down the highlights or interesting things that we’ve done. I did that this year, but as I was going through each day I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Letter from Liam- Goals 2012

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Mike

Dear Padres, I heard you guys talking a lot about goals and so I wanted to write down a few of my own. I need to communicate this with you because I’ll need your help until at least the end … Continue reading →

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England Highlights- The beginning- Stonehenge and Salisbury

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Mike

We landed in London and we confidently walked to get our rental car. That all went smoothly. They gave us the car keys and we went on our way. I went to jump in the car and was kindly reminded … Continue reading →

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England/Ireland Trip Highlights- Getting there

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Mike

We didn’t want to take one long flight with Liam, so we broke up our flight out to London, into shorter flights- New York during the day, overnight flight the next day to Iceland (cheaper ticket), and then after one … Continue reading →

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Journal Writing Day #1: Just Write

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Mike

Several hours of my life have been spent arguing the merits of just getting something done no matter how good the result versus the thinking that if anything worth doing is worth doing well. There are truths to both of … Continue reading →

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Changing Diapers is Changing Me

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Mike

This month has been a busy one. We had Liam. It is life changing, not so much as it changes who you are, or how you think, or what you desire, but it changes what you do, how you do … Continue reading →

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