Feb 6, 2023
Pour Dieu, avec Dieu, et par Dieu
Learning a new language isn’t easy. If I were learning French just for fun, I would have quit a long time ago. During the difficult days...
Jan 7, 2023
2022
2022 was a year filled with laughter, tears, joy, sorrow, love and loss. A lot happened this past year. I moved to Canada and began...
Dec 6, 2022
Green Bean Casserole, Language Progress, and Thankfulness
One of my favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. There are so many things that I love about the holiday: the preparations for the big meal,...
Nov 13, 2022
à Québec
I loved experiencing all four seasons while growing up in Michigan. My favorite season has always been fall. I love this season. I enjoy...
Sep 4, 2022
Fresh Start
“What are you looking for?” the car dealer asked me as I sat in his office. I had test driven a few vehicles and had not found what I was...
Aug 8, 2022
Count on it
Since the pandemic started, we all have shared a fair amount of changed plans and cancelations. It feels good that things are getting...
Jul 5, 2022
Making a Joyful Noise unto the Lord!
On Sunday morning, we noticed something strange: a large vehicle with some type of lift parked right in front of the church. “I wonder...
May 23, 2022
Processing
I finished my first semester of language school! Beginning with the difficulties of obtaining my visa and followed by the deaths of two...
Apr 11, 2022
Leonard Ortiz: A Life Well Lived for the Lord
If you ever had the privilege of riding in a vehicle with my grandfather, you probably figured out within five minutes that he was not...
Mar 3, 2022
Through it all, God is good.
I was driving with Grandpa Ortiz. We were celebrating and praising God that his cancer was in full remission. I felt good about leaving...
