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Branden, Ernie, Silas, and Ethan. We’re a family from Denver, Colorado, called to serve the Lord and the people He loves in Cork, Ireland. Our heart is sharing the Good News with kids, young people, and their families, showing them how God’s love changes everything!

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R E F L E C T I O N Spent the day in the city wit R E F L E C T I O N

Spent the day in the city with the firstborn, trying something new with a medium we both love. Experimenting, shooting through glass, capturing reflections. And chats and food and time. A pretty great way to spend the day ☺️

#timeandproximity will always be my favorite

03.05.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #silasdaniel #timeandproximity #photodays #trysomethingnew #grow #sunshineincork #somuchtobethankfulfor 

📸: some him, some me
W A L K The sun has been shining lately and it's W A L K

The sun has been shining lately and it's been soooo lovely 😍 And sunny weather is for walking! Got the forest/cliff walk combo today - best of both worlds! Days like today remind you how beautiful Ireland really is.

These days are like treasures, gems in our hurried world. No agenda or schedule or jobs - just #timeandproximity . God knew we needed the gift of #sabbath 

Also, how is it already May??

01.05.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #sabbath #timeandproximity #mylifewithboys #somuchtobethankfulfor
K I D This kid is pretty cool 🤩 He's got styl K I D

This kid is pretty cool 🤩

He's got style, humour, an incredible ability to waffle with elevated vocabulary when needed (I can take some credit for this as his language teacher 😅). He gives himself 100% for people and is a person of great conviction.

Pretty great having kids you actually really admire!
I'm glad I get to be your Mom Si 💕

30.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #silasdaniel #somuchtobethankfulfor
L A S T Last little bit of Ethan's birthday week, L A S T

Last little bit of Ethan's birthday week, and today's game was hilarious 😂 

Also, I finally got to give him the blanket I'd been crocheting for him - hopefully big enough to "last him until his children" as Ethan says!

Being Mom to this kid keeps me humble and learning daily. I'm so thankful for him 💕 Here's to the next year and all the Lord has in store! 

25.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #birthdaysareabigdeal #birthdayweek #evenbetterwithfriends #ethancole #turningsixteen #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
1 6 You are a treasure Ethan - just as you are!! 1 6

You are a treasure Ethan - just as you are!!
Love you more 💕

24.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #ethancole #birthdaysareabigdeal #birthdayweek #turningsixteen #timeandproximity  #somuchtobethankfulfor
D A Y 2 Churro pancakes, peanut butter tic tac t D A Y  2

Churro pancakes, peanut butter tic tac toe, gifts from your brother, and a ramen bar (why have we not done this before??)

Tomorrow this child actually turns 16! 😳😭🥰🥹

23.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #birthdaysareabigdeal #birthdayweek #turningsixteen #ethancole #timeandproximity #traditions #somuchtobethankfulfor
D A Y 1 Birthday week started off with a game, a D A Y  1

Birthday week started off with a game, a clue, and presents! Then we spent a lot of time commuting in the rain 😅 and did a bit of pottery. 

More planned for the days ahead as we celebrate Ethan turning SIXTEEN!!

22.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #birthdaysareabigdeal #birthdayweek #ethancole #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
P A I N T This child is not satisfied with simply P A I N T

This child is not satisfied with simply sitting in the same room and binging a show together. Time and proximity looks like more - more conversation, more engagement, more substance. 

And so, we paint. Today it was spice bags, a local legal wall, and a piece he did for me 💡🥰✨ (iykyk)

Thankful I'm on the list of people he asks to hang out with 💕 If you're fortunate enough to get time with him, you know he's a treasure!

11.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #timeandproximity #sayyes #ethancole #graffmom #andsowepaint #somuchtobethankfulfor
N U M B E R E D We got news today that Silas has N U M B E R E D

We got news today that Silas has been accepted into the film and production course he interviewed for a few weeks ago! He'll get his official offer in the post soon, we'll be able to register, and Lord willing, he'll begin college in the fall 🥳🥺🎉🥰😭

Today was Sabbath for us - no schedule, take our time, no one works/schools, go outside, eat nice food, look at each other's faces, rest. 
And I've realised that there are actually a certain number of those we have left with our very customisable, homeschooling schedule. Things are changing, and I'm both really excited for Silas and also not so ready for things to be different around here.

I can't slow down time, but I'm endeavoring to soak up the days. Take them in, do the things, say yes!

Anyone else in transition mode around here? 

10.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #sabbath #timeandproximity #mylifewithboys #somuchtobethankfulfor
S T I R Youth leaders brunch - chatting, plannin S T I R 

Youth leaders brunch - chatting, planning, collaborating, and eating good food together!

"...stir one another up to love and good works" (Hebrews 10:25).

05.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #partnersinministry #treuimagemin #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
M O M This is an old picture, but I like it. It's M O M

This is an old picture, but I like it. It's a pretty accurate depiction of life with these boys 🥰

Boba and spice bags
Walks and bus rides
All the chats
Faith and wrestlings 
Food and adventure
Victories and heartaches 
Fashion choices and exploring art
Stories that have made us and dreams that lie ahead
Learning and growing and depending on the Lord 

Happy Irish Mother's Day to all the moms! You are shaping this generation in the daily, mostly unseen, faithful work of Motherhood. What could be a higher calling? Well done 💕

30.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treusinseasia2025 #mylifewithboys #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
C O F F E E When that Vietnamese coffee has you C O F F E E 

When that Vietnamese coffee has you dreaming of going back! ☕😌

Pretty proud of this guy. He's got his entrance interview for the college course he's hoping to get into tomorrow. Would love prayer for him if you think of it! 

19.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #silasdaniel #newseasons #somuchtobethankfulfor
P A R T N E R Such an incredible time joining in P A R T N E R

Such an incredible time joining in with @crownjesusministries this week! Primary school assemblies, visiting secondary school SU's, creative brainstorming and meetings about future collabs, connecting with old friends, making new ones, getting to be a part of @hopechapellane, and eating good food!

Crown Jesus is doing great things with the Lord and it's truly a joy to build relationships and partner together in this Kingdom work of bringing the Gospel to the whole island! The best is yet to come! 

14.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #partneringinministry #treuimagemin #wherejesustakesus #somuchtobethankfulfor
J O Y It's been a pretty fun weekend up in Northe J O Y

It's been a pretty fun weekend up in Northern Ireland with @imycd and their annual Soul Mates event! Such an incredible team, over 20 churches represented, and so many gorgeous kids! What a joy to be with them and to share about how to be connected to God and shine bold and bright for Him!

Thank you to High Street Methodist Church for hosting us and for all those who worked tirelessly to make the event happen. Ye were so kind and welcoming to us! May the Lord bless the work of your hands as you serve Him and these families He loves so dearly! Hope to see ye again soon x

09.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #wherejesustakesus #treuimagemin #kidsministry #connectandcollaborate #ohyeahmyhairisbluenow #missingethan #somuchtobethankfulfor
A N T I P O L O This is the street outside my Aun A N T I P O L O

This is the street outside my Aunt and Uncle's house in Antipolo in the Philippines. It's where they host church on Sundays and countless gatherings every other day of the week. 

Only cold water comes from the taps, even in the wet room bathrooms. You can't put toilet paper in the toilets and oscillating fans run constantly in every room.

Incredible food is marched from the kitchen inside to the larger, open air space, and we line up to fill our plates. Around the tables, there is laughing and chatting, connecting.

Deliveries come on motorcycles at the gate where you have to ring a bell with a stick. Outside, neighbours walk and bougainvillea blossoms. Down a little ways, tricycles and jeepneys fill the traffic with movement and noise.

I love this place. I already desperately miss the people inside. Only the Lord knows if I will see this house again. But I treasure all the days I've been there already.

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
- Psalm 90:12

04.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #treusinseasia2025 #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
P A L A W A N My parents took us to Palawan, an a P A L A W A N

My parents took us to Palawan, an area of the Philippines renowned for its limestone islands, many of which are so remote, they can only be visited by hiring a boat or tour.

It's hard to put into words what our time there meant. The scenery was beautiful, with what seemed like unrealistically teal/blue waters. The food was simple, traditional, and tasty. And we even had the surprise of seeing newly hatched baby turtles! 

And the Lord did some really incredible things in our few days there. I think I'll hold them back from these spaces; they seem too precious to share this way. But I'm so so thankful, eternally so. What a generous God we serve!

Thank you Mom and Dad, for making Palawan happen. It was a gift! 

02.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #treusinseasia2025 #palawan #timeandproximity #lookwhatthelordhasdone #life #somuchtobethankfulfor
P I L I P I N A S We're on our way back from the P I L I P I N A S

We're on our way back from the Philippines now, headed home to Cork. It's always bittersweet leaving people and places that are ours to go to other people and places, also ours. To be honest, it's heartbreaking not knowing when I will see my family again. But I know that ultimately, we will be together, and there is comfort there. 

We packed so much into the last two weeks! This is one of three posts 😅 A trip to the beach where most of us received a proper sunburn! Incredible, homemade food, two ministry opportunities, time with old and new friends, two children on antibiotics (again 🥴), and a lot of everyday things like taking the local, open-air transportation to the supermarket. So many memories to bring back with us!!

A huge THANK YOU! to my Mom and Aunt who worked so hard to make things happen. You are treasures 💕

01.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #treusinseasia2025 #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
B D A Y Happy Birthday Babe! Here you are looking B D A Y

Happy Birthday Babe! Here you are looking the most Asian you've ever been, wearing slippers while hanging out in a cat cafe in Bangkok!

Thank you for being up for adventure, for building memories with me, for all the ways you strive to love our family and grow - the best is yet to come, and I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store!!

26.02.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #treusinseasia2025 #timeandproximity #thehubs #somuchtobethankfulfor
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R E F L E C T I O N Spent the day in the city wit R E F L E C T I O N

Spent the day in the city with the firstborn, trying something new with a medium we both love. Experimenting, shooting through glass, capturing reflections. And chats and food and time. A pretty great way to spend the day ☺️

#timeandproximity will always be my favorite

03.05.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #silasdaniel #timeandproximity #photodays #trysomethingnew #grow #sunshineincork #somuchtobethankfulfor 

📸: some him, some me
W A L K The sun has been shining lately and it's W A L K

The sun has been shining lately and it's been soooo lovely 😍 And sunny weather is for walking! Got the forest/cliff walk combo today - best of both worlds! Days like today remind you how beautiful Ireland really is.

These days are like treasures, gems in our hurried world. No agenda or schedule or jobs - just #timeandproximity . God knew we needed the gift of #sabbath 

Also, how is it already May??

01.05.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #sabbath #timeandproximity #mylifewithboys #somuchtobethankfulfor
K I D This kid is pretty cool 🤩 He's got styl K I D

This kid is pretty cool 🤩

He's got style, humour, an incredible ability to waffle with elevated vocabulary when needed (I can take some credit for this as his language teacher 😅). He gives himself 100% for people and is a person of great conviction.

Pretty great having kids you actually really admire!
I'm glad I get to be your Mom Si 💕

30.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #silasdaniel #somuchtobethankfulfor
L A S T Last little bit of Ethan's birthday week, L A S T

Last little bit of Ethan's birthday week, and today's game was hilarious 😂 

Also, I finally got to give him the blanket I'd been crocheting for him - hopefully big enough to "last him until his children" as Ethan says!

Being Mom to this kid keeps me humble and learning daily. I'm so thankful for him 💕 Here's to the next year and all the Lord has in store! 

25.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #birthdaysareabigdeal #birthdayweek #evenbetterwithfriends #ethancole #turningsixteen #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
1 6 You are a treasure Ethan - just as you are!! 1 6

You are a treasure Ethan - just as you are!!
Love you more 💕

24.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #ethancole #birthdaysareabigdeal #birthdayweek #turningsixteen #timeandproximity  #somuchtobethankfulfor
D A Y 2 Churro pancakes, peanut butter tic tac t D A Y  2

Churro pancakes, peanut butter tic tac toe, gifts from your brother, and a ramen bar (why have we not done this before??)

Tomorrow this child actually turns 16! 😳😭🥰🥹

23.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #birthdaysareabigdeal #birthdayweek #turningsixteen #ethancole #timeandproximity #traditions #somuchtobethankfulfor
D A Y 1 Birthday week started off with a game, a D A Y  1

Birthday week started off with a game, a clue, and presents! Then we spent a lot of time commuting in the rain 😅 and did a bit of pottery. 

More planned for the days ahead as we celebrate Ethan turning SIXTEEN!!

22.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #birthdaysareabigdeal #birthdayweek #ethancole #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
P A I N T This child is not satisfied with simply P A I N T

This child is not satisfied with simply sitting in the same room and binging a show together. Time and proximity looks like more - more conversation, more engagement, more substance. 

And so, we paint. Today it was spice bags, a local legal wall, and a piece he did for me 💡🥰✨ (iykyk)

Thankful I'm on the list of people he asks to hang out with 💕 If you're fortunate enough to get time with him, you know he's a treasure!

11.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #timeandproximity #sayyes #ethancole #graffmom #andsowepaint #somuchtobethankfulfor
N U M B E R E D We got news today that Silas has N U M B E R E D

We got news today that Silas has been accepted into the film and production course he interviewed for a few weeks ago! He'll get his official offer in the post soon, we'll be able to register, and Lord willing, he'll begin college in the fall 🥳🥺🎉🥰😭

Today was Sabbath for us - no schedule, take our time, no one works/schools, go outside, eat nice food, look at each other's faces, rest. 
And I've realised that there are actually a certain number of those we have left with our very customisable, homeschooling schedule. Things are changing, and I'm both really excited for Silas and also not so ready for things to be different around here.

I can't slow down time, but I'm endeavoring to soak up the days. Take them in, do the things, say yes!

Anyone else in transition mode around here? 

10.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #sabbath #timeandproximity #mylifewithboys #somuchtobethankfulfor
S T I R Youth leaders brunch - chatting, plannin S T I R 

Youth leaders brunch - chatting, planning, collaborating, and eating good food together!

"...stir one another up to love and good works" (Hebrews 10:25).

05.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #partnersinministry #treuimagemin #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
M O M This is an old picture, but I like it. It's M O M

This is an old picture, but I like it. It's a pretty accurate depiction of life with these boys 🥰

Boba and spice bags
Walks and bus rides
All the chats
Faith and wrestlings 
Food and adventure
Victories and heartaches 
Fashion choices and exploring art
Stories that have made us and dreams that lie ahead
Learning and growing and depending on the Lord 

Happy Irish Mother's Day to all the moms! You are shaping this generation in the daily, mostly unseen, faithful work of Motherhood. What could be a higher calling? Well done 💕

30.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treusinseasia2025 #mylifewithboys #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
C O F F E E When that Vietnamese coffee has you C O F F E E 

When that Vietnamese coffee has you dreaming of going back! ☕😌

Pretty proud of this guy. He's got his entrance interview for the college course he's hoping to get into tomorrow. Would love prayer for him if you think of it! 

19.04.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #silasdaniel #newseasons #somuchtobethankfulfor
P A R T N E R Such an incredible time joining in P A R T N E R

Such an incredible time joining in with @crownjesusministries this week! Primary school assemblies, visiting secondary school SU's, creative brainstorming and meetings about future collabs, connecting with old friends, making new ones, getting to be a part of @hopechapellane, and eating good food!

Crown Jesus is doing great things with the Lord and it's truly a joy to build relationships and partner together in this Kingdom work of bringing the Gospel to the whole island! The best is yet to come! 

14.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #partneringinministry #treuimagemin #wherejesustakesus #somuchtobethankfulfor
J O Y It's been a pretty fun weekend up in Northe J O Y

It's been a pretty fun weekend up in Northern Ireland with @imycd and their annual Soul Mates event! Such an incredible team, over 20 churches represented, and so many gorgeous kids! What a joy to be with them and to share about how to be connected to God and shine bold and bright for Him!

Thank you to High Street Methodist Church for hosting us and for all those who worked tirelessly to make the event happen. Ye were so kind and welcoming to us! May the Lord bless the work of your hands as you serve Him and these families He loves so dearly! Hope to see ye again soon x

09.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #wherejesustakesus #treuimagemin #kidsministry #connectandcollaborate #ohyeahmyhairisbluenow #missingethan #somuchtobethankfulfor
A N T I P O L O This is the street outside my Aun A N T I P O L O

This is the street outside my Aunt and Uncle's house in Antipolo in the Philippines. It's where they host church on Sundays and countless gatherings every other day of the week. 

Only cold water comes from the taps, even in the wet room bathrooms. You can't put toilet paper in the toilets and oscillating fans run constantly in every room.

Incredible food is marched from the kitchen inside to the larger, open air space, and we line up to fill our plates. Around the tables, there is laughing and chatting, connecting.

Deliveries come on motorcycles at the gate where you have to ring a bell with a stick. Outside, neighbours walk and bougainvillea blossoms. Down a little ways, tricycles and jeepneys fill the traffic with movement and noise.

I love this place. I already desperately miss the people inside. Only the Lord knows if I will see this house again. But I treasure all the days I've been there already.

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
- Psalm 90:12

04.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #treusinseasia2025 #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
P A L A W A N My parents took us to Palawan, an a P A L A W A N

My parents took us to Palawan, an area of the Philippines renowned for its limestone islands, many of which are so remote, they can only be visited by hiring a boat or tour.

It's hard to put into words what our time there meant. The scenery was beautiful, with what seemed like unrealistically teal/blue waters. The food was simple, traditional, and tasty. And we even had the surprise of seeing newly hatched baby turtles! 

And the Lord did some really incredible things in our few days there. I think I'll hold them back from these spaces; they seem too precious to share this way. But I'm so so thankful, eternally so. What a generous God we serve!

Thank you Mom and Dad, for making Palawan happen. It was a gift! 

02.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #treusinseasia2025 #palawan #timeandproximity #lookwhatthelordhasdone #life #somuchtobethankfulfor
P I L I P I N A S We're on our way back from the P I L I P I N A S

We're on our way back from the Philippines now, headed home to Cork. It's always bittersweet leaving people and places that are ours to go to other people and places, also ours. To be honest, it's heartbreaking not knowing when I will see my family again. But I know that ultimately, we will be together, and there is comfort there. 

We packed so much into the last two weeks! This is one of three posts 😅 A trip to the beach where most of us received a proper sunburn! Incredible, homemade food, two ministry opportunities, time with old and new friends, two children on antibiotics (again 🥴), and a lot of everyday things like taking the local, open-air transportation to the supermarket. So many memories to bring back with us!!

A huge THANK YOU! to my Mom and Aunt who worked so hard to make things happen. You are treasures 💕

01.03.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #treusinseasia2025 #timeandproximity #somuchtobethankfulfor
B D A Y Happy Birthday Babe! Here you are looking B D A Y

Happy Birthday Babe! Here you are looking the most Asian you've ever been, wearing slippers while hanging out in a cat cafe in Bangkok!

Thank you for being up for adventure, for building memories with me, for all the ways you strive to love our family and grow - the best is yet to come, and I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store!!

26.02.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #treusinseasia2025 #timeandproximity #thehubs #somuchtobethankfulfor
K A S A M A It's been full on in the best way sin K A S A M A

It's been full on in the best way since we landed in the Philippines! The first few days were spent with my eldest sister and her family and friends who are like her family. We haven't seen them for about 5 years, which is a really long time when you have kids who are all not kids now! 

So thankful for time with them, somehow just living life and also packing it all in! Kasama means "together" in Tagalog, and it's something I'm so thankful for right now. #timeandproximity
is a gift

Thanks for all of your prayers, especially for health. Please keep them coming! We've had one boy and then the other still fighting sickness and needing antibiotics here 😔 Really ready for everyone to be well!

19.02.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #treusinseasia2025 #timeandproximity #inthephilippines #kasama #somuchtobethankfulfor
T I N Y We're about to go to the Philippines wher T I N Y

We're about to go to the Philippines where we'll get to see family!!
But before we do, this tiny shop kitten we saw yesterday and its momma needed their own post. So sweet! 🥰🐱😍

13.02.2025

#seetheday2025 #numbereddays #treustories #treusinseasia2025 #randomthingsyouseeinvietnam #stopandsee #hoian #missingjuni #newkittenwhenwegetback #somuchtobethankfulfor
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Branden, Ernie, Silas, and Ethan. We’re a family from Denver, Colorado, called to serve the Lord and the people He loves in Cork, Ireland. Our heart is sharing the Good News with kids, young people, and their families, showing them how God’s love changes everything!

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