Hi praying friends!Last week as I quickly typed out a note to send it to our weekly prayer supporters, I selected the WRONG list - and sent it to all of you!That means that many of you probably heard from me for the first time in a LONG time.5 years...

Dear Praying Friends,I am sitting at our dining room table at 6:30 am after a restless night of sleep. I had set my alarm for 5:30, but it seems that whenever I have to get up early, I wake up often to see if I accidentally missed my ⏰ .In about 30...

Dear Praying Friends,Did you hear about the German farmer whose pig was eaten by a bear the same week as his cow stopped giving milk? Yeah, it was a Wurst-Käse scenario. Ok - I did not promise in the subject that it would be a GOOD German pun!Last...

Dear praying friends,THANK YOU all so much for your prayers. We had a great week in Detroit Lakes (by the way - welcome to the new people from DL on this list!). After spending a wonderful week there connecting with people, Elissa and I both came bac...

Dear praying friends,Wow, is it cold this week in rural Minnesota - with temperatures dropping down to close to 10 below and the wind gusts make it feel even colder. We are grateful for sweet hosts (who even have a Sauna) and some wonderful people a...

Dear Praying Friends,Tomorrow, Elissa and I are heading back on the road for a week. First stop is a sleep study for me. Elissa has been concerned about the way I breathe (or maybe don't breathe...) at nights. My doctor suggested a sleep study, an...

Hi praying friends,While we were in Florida visiting Elissa's parents one of the things we kept hearing was, "This is the coldest stretch of weather we have had..." My regular response? "It's warmer than it is right now in Minnesota." On the last...

Hi praying friends,We are enjoying being in Florida with Elissa's mom and dad. In Florida, people are complaining about having some of the coldest weather they have experienced in recent history - and we keep thinking, "It's warmer than Minnesota!"...

Dear Praying Friends,Did you know that this list now contains more than 400 email addresses? It is so encouraging for us to know that each Wednesday there are at least 400 people who receive an email and read it (hopefully!) and pray for us (double...

Hi Praying Friends!We had such a wonderful family Christmas - all 5 of us were together! In this crazy life we live, that is rarely the case. We also got to celebrate with my extended family, the first time we have been able to do that since Christm...