Well, I am grateful and somewhat surprised that we are a week past the birth of our fourth child and I am just now writing my first post like this. Our middle two children (Benjamin is 5 and Rachel is 2) were riding quietly in the third row of our vehicle on the way home [...]

I seem to have discovered something that can be quite relaxing and a very nice change of pace from the rat race in which I find myself running every day. Baking is something I’ve always enjoyed, but recently, I’ve been really trying my hand at doing more than just pancakes and loaves of bread. While [...]

So, my wife and I decided to go out for a nice lunch to celebrate our anniversary today, and we were quite shocked by the license plate we observed outside our restaurant of choice. Yes, I know we are in Washington state and it sometimes seems as if every other car you pass is a [...]

So, after much anticipation, my wife finally delivered our new daughter at 1:31 this morning. Ruth Michelle came into the world weighing in at 8lbs 11oz and measuring a moderate 20.5 inches long. The shortest of our 4 children at birth, she boasts the heaviest weight, and she has gotten glowing reviews from all her [...]

So, I was greeted by a very exciting thing this morning: news that Starbucks is giving away free coffee today! Yes, by bringing in a reusable mug to your local Starbucks coffee shop, you can obtain a full dose of caffeinated goodness. Interestingly enough, I had just taken my son by our closest shop and [...]

Before your have to ask, no, it wasn’t for me. My eldest daughter turned eight this week, so to celebrate, my wife and I threw her the party she’d been dreaming of for months: an all out princess tea party. There’s a local Tea House about three miles from our house, and with their great [...]

If there is anything we can learn from our children, it is that perspective makes a world of difference. Isn’t it amazing how different a given situation can appear between observing it from the outside and actually experiencing it? This concept has taken on a new level of application in our household with the adoption [...]

While the post may be a little delayed in coming, the sentiment is still the same. What reminds us of those things for which we have to be thankful more than spending time with friends and family? Over the holiday weekend, my family was blessed to have been inundated with friends and family – and [...]

One of the most amazing things in the history of technology must be the ability of working remotely. Take a moment and consider what the ramifications of this step in employment progress. To anyone who has worked a regular office job for any length of time, the enticement of being able to work from home [...]

Interestingly enough, we have been contacted recently for a possible West Coast Guam Reunion sometime now that we are out here, and I have to say I’m rather excited about the possibilities. For one thing, it will require me brushing the dust off of the guamreunion.com domain and actually coming up with a theme and [...]