Advent 2009, A New Website, and Relevant

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:46:07 -0800

hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that this website is almost history. it has served us well, but it’s time to move on. december 31 is the last day this will be accessible. lindsey is creating a new site, which we have already started using:
www.ourbeautifulmess.com

we have selected some info and a few blog entries from this site, and have copied them to our new one, but the look and feel of it is very different. please check it out!

also, in an effort to help our family (and others) engage more deeply in the meaning of the christmas season, i have written a 3-part advent guide and have posted it on the other website. the “intro” and “part 1” are online already, and parts 2 and 3 are coming soon. i invite you to take a look at it (there are readings and response ideas) and consider if it is something you could use this christmas. enjoy!

one more thing....i have been pursuing writing lately, working with some editors, learning how to write articles, etc., and, several weeks ago i submitted a few articles to different places, and last night one of my favorite publishing companies “relevant” posted one of them on their website. i was sooo pumped to see my name on a site that i love and read regularly! the title is “god with us” and can be found at:
www.relevantmagazine.com

see you at our our new site--merry christmas!

Halloween!

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:55:57 -0800

With a lot of recent transition in our lives, we have chosen to put the blog site on the back burner for a while. However, we do have a few pics of our little monkey trick-or-treating for the first time.

Crunching the Numbers

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:21:42 -0700

Some facts about our year in Costa Rica:

4--number of times we went to the beach (I thought it would be wayyy more--I mean, it’s Costa Rica! But, not everywhere is like the touristy pamphlets and websites. Living in the capital city in the middle of the country and not having a car or much money, makes things a lot more difficult.)

24--number of times I (Jason) went to the chiropractor (and should’ve gone more).

35--average number of taxis we rode in each month

7--number of locks we had to unlock to get from inside our apartment to the sidewalk

8--number of months in which we had to take an umbrella with us when we left the apartment

6--number of dollars per hour we paid our language helper, Kattia, to come to our house and help us w/Spanish

3--number of dollars per hour we paid Roxana for childcare and to help us with housework

57--number of seconds that our apartment shook during the earthquake that killed more than 20 people and left hundreds homeless

3--number of different types of monkeys we saw in Costa Rica

2--number of Nebraska football games televised in Costa Rica (which is 2 more than I thought there would be)