Sunday, March 25, 2018 Up and at 'em! Up at 4am and out the door by about 5:15 or so for about a 5 hour drive to Flagstaff AZ for worship. We left thinking that we were going to make it with about 10 minutes to spare. But when the time updated when crossing into … Continue reading Day 10: Grand Canyon (Day 1)
Author: John McCauley (johhny46143)
The Mall and Steak & Shake
There is always a nervous anticipation when going out with someone for the first time. That was certainly the case when coming up to the door tonight. Isaac and I were able to go out on our own for the first time tonight. I'd texted his mom earlier in the day just to confirm that … Continue reading The Mall and Steak & Shake
Our 2018 Trip Out West
This is a trip that we have been planning for almost 18 years. Since Sonya and I got married and went on our honeymoon we have been wanting to eventually bring our kids back to some of the beautiful places that we saw in May/June of 2000. Our original trip back then started with a … Continue reading Our 2018 Trip Out West
Day 1
I recently volunteered to become a Big Brother of Central Indiana. I felt like there was more that I could be doing for people in my community that could gain from my experiences and willingness to become a mentor. The application process was very smooth and quick. You could tell that this organization had been … Continue reading Day 1
November 2015 Adoption Update
I felt compelled to provide an update on our adoption progress since there have been some exciting developments in the past couple of months. We received some news recently that the girl that we are attempting to be matched with had had her paperwork escalated quicker than we had anticipated. To be honest I'm not … Continue reading November 2015 Adoption Update
My Paracord Bracelet
I recently posted a video introducing the world to the journey that my family and I are taking through the adoption of a little girl from China. I mentioned the Paracord bracelet that I wear but did not explain why I wear it. Recently the kids organized a baked goods and bracelet sale to raise … Continue reading My Paracord Bracelet
Our Adoption
One of the more exciting events that has happened to our family is our decision to adopt a little girl from China. Since I'm starting to post about this event so late, I thought I'd just make a short video to bring anyone who is interested up to speed on where we are in the … Continue reading Our Adoption
The Mystical Magical Dress
Mixed results on the color of this dress. 4 of us said black and blue and 2 of us said gold and white. Then Sonya changed her answer to gold and white later in the day. Strange.
Baptizing a Child
There's a lot of bad news out there. This world sometimes seems pretty dark and it doesn't seem like it's getting any better. But there are many things in our little circles that bring happiness to our lives. And one of those things for me is seeing your child choose to obey Christ's gospel. In … Continue reading Baptizing a Child
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Are The Best
That is all. No seriously, that was it.