(Part 2 of OH CANADA!) I woke up scratching my eyes, still half asleep. I felt a sharp pain in my left eye and had a sinking feeling in...

It was a tough goodbye this time. Simon choked up in tears when I left, and it hurt to say goodbye to my twelve-year-old buddy, not...

Success is in the eye of the beholder. One of the most enriching things about this last year of working with our new Guatemala community...

Danger starts from the moment conception occurs. Conception occurs after the 200-300 million sperm cells race to fertilize that single...

Experiment time!! Close your eyes and note the first words that come to mind when you read each of these lines: Third world country...

Things we've learned traveling with children. I'm not big on reading "Top Ten Tips" blogs or stuff like that, but Christina and I are on...

I am grateful. I am thankful for my childhood and the doors it has opened for me as an adult. I had the fantastic opportunity of growing...

Not everybody knows exactly what we are doing here. I want to take a few minutes to explain our weekly schedule and tell a bit of our...

We have been spreading roots here. Our seeds of friendship have fallen on fertile ground! It's been a grand experiment of...

I asked some readers for topic ideas for the blog today. "Love" was my favorite. Hmmm. Kind of a big topic. After about three full...

Chihuahuas are serious business. To begin this blog post, I would like to warn you all that I will be quoting two of the most reliable...

Reaching up for a hug, Today, care comes from another, Studying cracks and following wrinkles that lead deep into eyes. Those eyes known...

A few days ago, I wrote about my eldest's son Simon's twelfth birthday in The Daily Scroll. It's easy to be a dad. In fact, for many men,...

Edwin is a good man. He has been working the till at a hardware store close to our home in San Juan since he established the shop around...

This week at the club, something unique happened. This project is picking up momentum. With new milestones reached, we could not be more...

They are a total phenomenon. I will do my very best to describe just how special these things are but know already before I've begun that...

A year ago, I would have never believed it if you told me I would be writing a book on Mayan burial and funeral traditions in the...

-This is a guest post written by our dear friend Brady Clarke. Brady and his wife Christine are currently living in Costa Rica but lived...

Each wrong turn we took led us closer to where we were meant to be all along. We met another young family with a small boy named Damian...

On the way back to Cacalote, we began to discuss rentals with Israel, our driver. He told us about all the available options and again...