Tag Archives: Roadtrip

Back in North America!

May 19, 2018 By in AIM - Missions, Blog Tags: , , 6 Comments
Back in North America!

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 →

Chateau de Brissac… a stately country home

March 17, 2018 By in AIM - Missions, Places, Travel Tuesday Tags: , , , 4 Comments
Chateau de Brissac… a stately country home

The road between Châtellerault and Angers takes you through portions of three French departments (la Vienne, l’Indre et Loire, la Maine et Loire) passing by wide swaths of agricultural land and, as you approach Angers, field after field of vineyards. For the past seven months I’ve been making the 130km weekly, with the exception of school holidays, in order to teach English at a business school there.

Each trip makes me a bit more familiar with the general surrounding and from time to time my schedule allows me to explore points of interest along the way. Regular readers will recall that I first stopped in Brissac back in January, but was unable to visit the castle as it was closed for the season.  Last week was different… last week I had a guided tour.

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Sharing the Book of Revelation

February 24, 2018 By in AIM - Missions, Blog Tags: , 3 Comments
Sharing the Book of Revelation

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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2018 Starts in Belgium

January 6, 2018 By in AIM - Missions, Blog Tags: , , Leave a comment
2018 Starts in Belgium

Do you recognize the word “Belgien“?

You might not unless you speak German, although you’ve probably guessed – given the title of today’s post. It’s the German spelling of Belgium. I’ll get to why I used the German spelling but for now, suffice it to say that Belgium is where we rang in 2018… indulging in old memories and creating new.

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Chateau de Chambord… a closer look

October 17, 2017 By in Blog, Travel, Travel Tuesday Tags: , , 9 Comments
Chateau de Chambord… a closer look

My first visit was in 1995 and I’ve probably been there a dozen times since then… but never inside. I’m not sure why exactly. Perhaps is was a lack of enough time to do it justice, perhaps the combined entry price of a family of five scared me off (although they’re not as much castle-goers as I am… “You seen one, you seen ’em all”, while not entirely an accurate summation of their feeling, is not totally inaccurate either), or perhaps it was those who told me that it was rather empty, or unfurnished, compared to other castles. Whatever the reason, I’d never been in… until recently.

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Tunnel Vision and a Fresh Outlook

October 14, 2017 By in AIM - Missions Tags: , , , Leave a comment
Tunnel Vision and a Fresh Outlook

I’ve been thinking a bit about tunnel vision this week… you know, when you’re too deep into the trees to be able to see the forest.

We can go through times of spiritual tunnel vision as well. Times when you get so focused on a specific scenario, a specific problem that you’re trying to resolve… that you find yourself feeling like your back is up against a wall.

At times like that, even something as simple as a physical change of scenery can help you to gain perspective, Continue reading →