One of the final lengthy conversations I had with #MyAwesomeDad… was about the day he and #MyMom finally moved into the house I grew up in. It was the first of 16 new houses occupied on South 234th Place in Des Moines. I was just six months old, and with two older sisters, our current Read more about The Give and Take in Pastores, Guatemala[…]
When my Dad turned 18, he received a letter from the President of the United States. It looked similar to thousands of others that landed in US mailboxes. This was anything but junk mail. He knew it was coming but hoped his name and address would be lost in the system. He’d already met the Read more about Hawaiian time with #MyAwesomeDad[…]
Waikiki Beach was the first tropical sand my toes ever knew. It was a last minute surprise visit to see my vacationing Mom and Dad in 1983. I convinced my roommate Randy that a week in the island sun would be a fantastic getaway. The white push button house phone in the Reef Hotel lobby Read more about Birthday fun in the sun, minus one[…]
My Dad and I shared a bench at the end of a dock this weekend. It took us six hours by car to get to that Adirondack two seater crafted by Doug, my uber-talented brother in law. Traveling with my 86 year old Dad through places that represent some of his best childhood moments is Read more about Fountain of Knowledge and Goodness[…]
Hello everyone! I am helping Larry while he is abroad (the traveling philanthropist). There has been limited power and internet in West Africa if you are missing him on Facebook. Larry has enlightened me that the families living in West Africa live day to day with limited energy/power. You will find a simple map of Read more about Larry’s Summer 2018 Travel Map[…]
After an eventful set of airline adventures and 50 hours in transit, I find myself in Brussels waiting flight 241 to Freetown, Sierra Leone. What’s unique about this second trip to West Africa is I have a bit of perspective and I return as a stakeholder. Two years ago, I sat on the aged tarmac Read more about Selehun-A Journey to Education[…]
My late mother Jean and one other evangelist are the drive for me leading this village school project on behalf of Seattle-based Schools for Salone. My mom did the same, a little closer to home, when I was 10 years old. Although there are many differences between Holly Park in South Seattle and Selehun Sierra Read more about Selehun Sierra Leone-A Learning Journey[…]