Nov
27
Leuven Bears
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Roel and I went to a Leuven Bears game last. It was so fun and so American! From the songs they played during the game to the blimp to the other team’s coach getting kicked out…very…very American! I was fortunate to get free tickets from Ian Hanavan. He has been on an AIA basketball tour and [...]
Nov
26
Belgian version of Thanksgiving
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For many years I have not been home for Thanksgiving. It always made sense to save money and go home for Christmas when I had more time. But no matter where I was, I never had a problem finding a group of people I could adopt as my family to celebrate this holiday with. This [...]
Jul
23
Leaving Leuven
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It has been almost a week since I’ve left Belgium. My flight out of Brussels was delayed 3 hours (something about the brakes of the plane not working…) I seriously considered staying. I’m out in beautiful Colorado for our staff conference, but my thoughts and my heart are still in Belgium. There were so many [...]
Jun
22
Belgium on the Horizon
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One week from today I will have landed in Belgium. I am so excited for this trip! God has already done some amazing things with this trip and shown up in huge ways. A small part of me is also looking to redeem myself. Last year was good…there were a lot of good things, but [...]
May
26
Bitter or Better?
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It has been an interesting spring here in Ohio, especially this past week, with the weather. With continuous and constant rains, my office flooded numerous times. It got so bad, we had to move to higher ground…another location. I said I was fine with it, as long as it was temporary, as I love my [...]