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Aug 28, 20226 min read

Oh Canada

It was a tough goodbye this time. Simon choked up in tears when I left, and it hurt to say goodbye to my twelve-year-old buddy, not...

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Aug 8, 20224 min read

This is Progress

Success is in the eye of the beholder. One of the most enriching things about this last year of working with our new Guatemala community...

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Feb 28, 20221 min read

Everything between them means nothing.

Reaching up for a hug, Today, care comes from another, Studying cracks and following wrinkles that lead deep into eyes. Those eyes known...

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Feb 20, 20224 min read

Me and my boy

A few days ago, I wrote about my eldest's son Simon's twelfth birthday in The Daily Scroll. It's easy to be a dad. In fact, for many men,...

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Feb 9, 20224 min read

A day trip through rural Guatemala

Edwin is a good man. He has been working the till at a hardware store close to our home in San Juan since he established the shop around...

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Dec 6, 20215 min read

Three lefts make a right.

Each wrong turn we took led us closer to where we were meant to be all along. We met another young family with a small boy named Damian...

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Dec 2, 20216 min read

Part 2 of Let's flip a coin.

On the way back to Cacalote, we began to discuss rentals with Israel, our driver. He told us about all the available options and again...

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Aug 19, 20212 min read

The best cup of coffee

I sat at the computer, wondering what I would write about until Maria brought me my coffee. We walk a lot here. We have been doing our...

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Apr 13, 20217 min read

Constant rowing keeps the boat going

Achieving goals doesn't just happen. 35 years have gone by, and I'm still not the fireman I said I would be back before kindergarten! The...

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