August 2006

There is no doubt that meeting Travis Earles once again, and being introduced to the rest of his family for the first time, was one of the highlights of my trip to Washington. Here we have a family who love God, and whose gentleness, humility, and warm welcome to us was much appreciated. I do [...]

The weekend passed in a whir, so I thought that I would finish off my travel blog in a time-delayed format. The experience of visiting the Washington monuments was very impactful for me. I had a lovely time. The thing that struck me about Washington was the incredible sense of intelligent and intentional design. It [...]

Food is very important when you are traveling. I always like to sample the authentic local cuisine. In this case that meant a “small” 14 ounce steak. The largest on the menu was 32 ounces – that’s enough to feed a family! So, two heavy meat-filled meals (not to mention breakfast!) and I have been [...]

Well, here I am . . . sitting in a hotel business centre marveling at what we all take for granted these days. Having been able to deal with yesterday’s emails on the plane (yes, it was in flight-safe mode!) thanks to my Blackberry, and today, thanks to that and the fax machine, all my [...]