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He was born on a handful of nines. Four of a kind. September 9, 1999. Another one of those single-digit dates won’t come around until 2/2/22. Just one of a number of things that makes him special. “And his smile … Continue reading →

(Marti’s comments on the first Isaiah House event since summer break.) The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim gave up two unearned runs Tuesday night and lost to the Mariners, 2-1, to fall 3 1/2 games behind the Texas Rangers in … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever driven through the southwestern United States you undoubtedly have encountered the quirky and bizarre, from reptile villages to snake pits to dinosaur replicas, there is something about the desert that attracts the peculiar. That’s why I wasn’t … Continue reading →

I just returned in time to write this (a little late, my apologies) from a weekend trip with my two sons that Marti describes as “nothing more than an excuse for men in the wilderness to do a lot of … Continue reading →

We have very dear friends who live in Branson, Missouri[1] who responded to Thursday’s “My Turn” Catch quite positively because they felt it put both John and me into “the category of real people who have real needs.” It was … Continue reading →

Well I’ve been up most the night trying to figure out what to tell you. Many of you have responded to our recent requests for funds quite generously and we are excited about that and so grateful, and yet we … Continue reading →

The sharp pungent smell of acetone meets me at the front door as Marti calls me out of my office to help Chandler in a sudden unplanned late-night project. I find him in the kitchen bent over his skateboard spraying … Continue reading →

In response to yesterday’s Catch, someone wrote in the following. As I was reading these words, an answer came that I believe is important enough to share with everyone, because we all have these recurring questions all the time as … Continue reading →

If we could meet God for a casual chat, I wager we would find him interested in virtually anything. I think we’d find him pretty well read and up on current events. As a matter of fact, because of the … Continue reading →

I am near-sighted. The professional term for this degenerative vision condition is myopia. I can see fairly well up close, but I can’t see well far away. It’s a strange label that identifies a strength and leaves the assumption that … Continue reading →