Okanagan Lake – Day 3
Eden and her sweet daughter, Sloane, joined us for the last couple days of the long weekend. And we enjoyed the first one at our own private beach. Sloane brought along her favorite blanket, which, as...
View ArticleOkanagan Lake – Day 4
The last day of my vacation was spent strolling along the main street of Peachland, BC, stopping for a yummy lunch, and enjoying ice cream. Dannica’s daughter, Bella, is 10. She doesn’t like to smile...
View ArticleGrizzly Comings and Goings
Guest Post: The following is a true story written by my dad, David Harrap. It took place a few weeks ago in the Canadian Rockies, not far from his home in Jasper, Alberta....
View ArticleEmerald Bay Trail Run
On September 14th I ran my first ever trail race. It was a lovely 7.5 miles around Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. The race was quite challenging, but absolutely beautiful. And any race that offers free...
View ArticleAutumn
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~ George Eliot ***** I have a love/hate relationship with autumn. I...
View ArticleSunrise at Virginia Lake
Early October saw some truly awesome sunrises at Virginia Lake. It’s like a reward for getting up before the sun, and a motivation to do it again soon. It looks like the ducks are enjoying the scenery...
View ArticlePhilippines Pt. 3 – Metro Manila Assembly Hall & Bethel
Our second full day in Metro Manila was another busy one. We were still struggling to cope with our jet lag and the 15 hour time difference, but once again, even dazed exhaustion couldn’t keep us...
View ArticlePhilippines Pt. 4 – Corregidor Island & Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar
This day was long – about 13+ hours of sight-seeing – but it was one of my favorites. We boarded a ferry early in the morning, and made our way to Corregidor Island, a small tadpole-shaped island at...
View ArticlePhilippines Pt. 5 – Metro Manila & Ayala Museum Tour
We expected our bus tour of Metro Manila and afternoon at the museum to be a little more low-key than our other days thus far, but our tour guides and the branch still had some surprises in store for...
View ArticlePhilippines Pt. 6 – Special Convention
Finally it was time for the convention – and the reason we had traveled all the way to the other side of the world. For three days we attended the Ang Salita ng Diyos ay Katotohanan (God’s Word is...
View ArticlePhilippines Pt. 7 – Our Last Day & Hidden Valley Springs
Our last day in the Philippines was perfect. We traveled an hour or so by bus to the province of Laguna, to the Hidden Valley Springs Resort. On the way to the resort – Mt. Makiling. This resort is a...
View ArticleWhere Have I Been?
I don’t really have a good answer. The best I can come up with is that I’ve been tired…. I know, that’s a terrible response. But I’m back, and have a bunch of pictures of the stuff that’s been...
View ArticleNevada Skies
I love the sky in Reno. It’s the prettiest I’ve seen. Mostly sunshine, but when we do get clouds, they tend to be spectacular. I’ve heard we get some formations here that you don’t see anywhere...
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