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Kit and I worked on God-honoring projects to the limits of our strength last fall. We expected January to be a relief. But a number of serious misfortunes converged on us. Then Kit went to California to be with her … Continue reading →

Kit has written a new article on hospitality which Cru will distribute around the world.  The picture illustrates fishing hospitality.  The following link remains on our website and is safe.   https://morethanordinarylives.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hospitality.pdf

This Thanksgiving I’m grateful that three hectic months for Kit and myself are winding down. Opportunities to do good things for others–mostly speaking and distributing books–kept popping up despite our already full schedule. Frequently doing a good job required intense … Continue reading →

Sugar maples cover the Appalachian mountains from Georgia to Maine. I’ve seen them in glorious autumn reds, oranges, and yellows. But fall here in Washington has a special quality. Kit figured out why. Our deciduous trees, mostly maples, turn against … Continue reading →

The first six novels we created received high ratings by reviewers. Then we combined everything we had learned about writing into the seventh story. Missionary and the Witch immediately became our best seller. Transylvanian culture, folklore, and history have been … Continue reading →

Catching fish from a guided boat is fine. But I much prefer landing a fish by myself  with my feet on the bank. Salmon are running in Washington. They follow shorelines looking for their river of origin to spawn. Where … Continue reading →

On Friday, Kit and I went on a salmon charter. We shared the boat with three experienced and avid male fishermen. On the way out, Kit assured the men that she would catch the most and biggest salmon. An hour … Continue reading →

We’ve been creatively writing for eight years with considerable success, despite lack of training and arguably little aptitude. We’ve put together all we’ve learned to create a novel, consistent with Scripture, involving demonic activity, authentic Transylvania culture, and a dash … Continue reading →

Kit and I recently finished fifteen intense months living up to being “Full Time Volunteers” for FamilyLife. We also wrote and published a new novel. I’m amazed and deeply grateful to be fully engaged at age seventy-three. Still, Kit and … Continue reading →

  Recently, Kit and I traveled to the Middle East for FamilyLife. On such trips we enjoy meeting and chatting with local people. Although every culture has some bad actors, we’ve found Arabic people to be generally delightful. No culture … Continue reading →