We could hear the muffled voice of a woman speaking into a megaphone. A large crowd was gathered on the pavement outside Brown Thomas department store, some holding posters and signs above their heads. An occasional cheer erupted as the woman spoke with conviction. “What’s going on Mom?” Silas asked. “I don’t know.” It was Monday, our family day. We had made breakfast, gone to a playground, eaten lunch at our favorite place in town. Now on foot, we’d finished up with…
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Boys On Mission – February 2017
Hi Everybody! This is Silas and I wanted to show you this awesome video of us at Blarney Castle. This is me kissing the Blarney Stone! It’s at the very top of the castle, attached to the wall. People say that kissing it gives you the gift of gab, whatever that is. Mom says it means that I can talk my way out of anything, which she says is true.…
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Not Too Big
It’s been just over a week since these ladies came to visit us! We’d been talking about the possibility of them coming even before our family moved here in October. There was a conference they’d be helping with in the UK. I jokingly (but kind of seriously 🙂 insisted on them stopping through Ireland on the way back, since they’d be only an hour away. I’m so thankful they made it happen!…
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Boys On Mission – January 2017
Dear Readers, Welcome to our first Boys On Mission update! We made a video for you at Charles Fort, a historical site we first visited in 2015. We got to go there again last week. We’re doing good, and having a great time in Ireland! We hope you are also doing well! Silas & Ethan Boys On Mission Here are a few more pictures our Mom took of the fort.…
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Faithfulness
Hello All! Happy New Year to you! January always brings this sense of anticipation, doesn’t it? Like the clean, blank pages of the coming months are full of potential! You don’t want to mess things up. The days are fresh and waiting to be filled with great stories! What amazing things lie ahead? Of course we put great pressure on ourselves. And the inevitable lack of perfection usually greets us bluntly…
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52 / 52 – Walking
Walking. Since moving here to Ireland, we’ve learned to walk much more than we ever did before! In Cork City, many people don’t have cars. Owning one is pretty expensive here. The streets are narrow and crowded, and there’s not much in the city center that isn’t within a half hour or forty-five minutes on foot. So people walk. A couple weeks ago, the boys and I spent the day in the…