I meet someone whom I have not seen for years; I see him clearly, but fail to know him. Suddenly I know him, I see the old face in the altered one. I believe that I should do a different portrait of him now if I could paint. Wednesday, December 02, 2009. A story of his childhood growing up in Catholic Irelan.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010. Ironically, both of these men have had several bouts of homelessness. We usually think of giving food to the homeless, not of receiving food from them. Friday, August 01, 2008.

In lieu of our bi-whenever-we-feel-like-it emails, we have decided to capitulate to the information age and create our very own blog. This way if you are interested in what we are reading, what we are thinking, what we are doing, or what we are eating, you can find it easily, without us clogging up your inbox. Monday, November 5, 2007. I have two staplers on my desk. One is sleek, black, compact. The other is nasty brown, wrapped in packing tape, and clunky. I need a life sized stapler.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011. Well, I could give some sort of update about our lives, or I could just jump in with some topic of conversation that is on my mind. I think I will go with the latter.

Sunday, March 20, 2011. Passionate about doing something that keeps both the soul singing and the feet on the ground. Oh, and an income would be a plus. Friday, October 1, 2010.

Sunday, July 06, 2008. Fast forward to the end of my first year teaching. I am finished my first year teaching. WOW! I also feel that God put me here in this little city in BC not just for the teaching but also because He wanted me to do great things in my church and because there is someone incredibly special here that I was meant to be with. I had such a great first year. My students are fantastic - .