Back in North America!

May 19, 2018 By Mike in AIM - Missions, Blog Tags: AIMkids, family, Roadtrip 6 Comments

Something happened that hasn’t happened – I think – in the history of this blog…

I forgot to post last week!

Things have been beyond crazy over the past two weeks and I’ll get to that, but let me start by saying that today is a very special day because as many of you are reading this, we’ll be sitting in an Pensacola Florida auditorium waiting for Sophie to march across the stage in blue regalia… ready to receive her high school diploma.

Next week I’ll fill you in on how the day went, but first let me get to the 2 weeks that were! Continue reading →

C is for… Calm (before the storm)

May 5, 2018 By Mike in AIM - Missions, Blog Tags: family, preparation Leave a comment

Well… for me it’s been the calm before the storm. Perhaps a bit less so for Liz. Let me explain…

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P is for…. Purple (& Panic)

April 28, 2018 By Mike in AIM - Missions, Blog Tags: AIMkids, choices, family, preparation Leave a comment

This week we were given this beautiful bouquet of deep purple lilacs by our neighbours across the lane. They had no idea that:

a) this is my favourite shade of lilac,
b) lilacs are SUCH a reminder of home, or
c) that our spirits could’ve used the boost that comes with the smell of lilacs filling the room!

With our departure only 3 weeks away… we were a little bit in panic mode this week. But before I get to “panic” let me just talk “purple”…

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“T” minus 4 Weeks!

April 21, 2018 By Mike in AIM - Missions, Blog Tags: Châtellerault, family, preparation 2 Comments

In less than one month, we’ll be back in North America. It seems a bit surreal and now that we’re under the 1-month mark… things are kicking into a new gear…. somewhere between two -ICs:

ecstat-ic &
pan-ic … 🙂

I’ll get to some of the preparations… but let me tell you about week T-minus-4:

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Friendship & Fun on Vacation

April 14, 2018 By Mike in AIM - Missions, Blog Tags: Châtellerault, church growth, will of God 2 Comments

This week we had a special treat…. a visit from long-time friends. The timing was perfect as the boys were on school vacation so there was no need to rush, do the school pick-ups, work through homework, etc. There was just a lot of fun & games as well as some great conversations.

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Recently….

March 31, 2018 By Mike in AIM - Missions, Blog Tags: Short Term Missions 3 Comments

I’m gonna pull in a few loose threads for today’s post. There’ve been a few things that I haven’t included for one reason or another recently – whether for length or direction (sometimes posts have a mind of their own and can change direction without notice. ask any blogger this). 🙂

The common thread if you will; the word “recently” …

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Liz Long… light in darkness

March 10, 2018 By Mike in Blog 7 Comments

Hey there! Good morning and welcome to our little corner of France and the world-wide-web 🙂

I’m going to keep things relatively short today as tomorrow is a special day and today we’re gonna be getting some things ready. Continue reading →

Back from Bordeaux & …Surprise!

March 3, 2018 By Mike in AIM - Missions, Blog 5 Comments

Yesterday I woke up to an email that blew my socks off, so to speak… but I’ll get to that.

First, let me pick up where I left off last week… on our way south…

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Sharing the Book of Revelation

February 24, 2018 By Mike in AIM - Missions, Blog Tags: family, Roadtrip 3 Comments

Today we are on our way to Bordeaux for a special youth-themed weekend where the local church is hosting national youth president Samuel Sheikadam. It’s been a long time since our kids have been able to be with other Christian youth so we’re hitting the highway for some youth fellowship.

I’ll fill you in on that next week, but for now, let’s talk about the week that was…

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Medieval Dinner & 5 Things I Learned

February 17, 2018 By Mike in AIM - Missions, Blog Tags: family, Food, will of God 4 Comments

I’d been planning this for about a month now and the day came for me to begin putting together a medieval feast. It was originally supposed to be a Valentine’s Day affair, but scheduling meant it had to be pushed off until Thursday (the 15th) in stead.

I banished everyone from the kitchen – this was to be my gift to them. After weeks of running and seemingly scarcely being home, it was my way to tell them I love them.

Let me tell you about our small feast and what I learned from it.

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