Soup in a Bread Bowl!

Follow bread recipe, adding Rosemary (1/4 tsp per loaf) for extra flavor After dough has risen, divide each loaf into 4 balls Place on cookie sheets and flatten slightly Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes Lightly beat 1 egg white with 2 Tbsp of water and brush mixture onto risen loaves. Bake […]

My Brother Donald

Our Favorite Sister-in-Law-to-be.

Kendalyn Kowalchuk’s first meeting with the Staddon Brigade (in it’s entirety) came on the night of March 10, 2011, just prior to the North Carlina FEW Conference, at the Neelys’. From all the preceding Skype calls and Robert’s illustrious reports, it seemed she had been a part of the family already for quite a […]

Laundry Day Treasure Hunt

Last week’s “treasure hunt” from the quote about Sir Isaac Newton was "on the grown-ups’ side". This treasure hunt might prove to be a bit more “well-suited” to the younger ones . . . Most of us have all sorts of clothing in our closets and drawers. But have you ever discovered where those clothes […]

Another year!

I never thought I would be getting an experience like this one . . . . . . But just because it wasn’t the way I expected doesn’t mean it was a negative experience. Nothing could be further from the truth! To be on the other side of the world doing mission work in photography and design, […]

Pic of the Month: March ‘11

New River Gorgeousness Owing to much planning, traveling, and work, there was not much time for photography this past month. But having a camera handy at all times does pay off. We had been on the road for over six hours, and there was a good three hours left to go. It just so happened […]

Happy Birthday James!

It is such a blessing to look back over the happy years of your growth into a man of God! We thank the Lord for allowing you to be a member of our family and praise Him for your wholehearted eagerness to lay aside all else in pursuit of the incredible journey He has prepared […]

Perspective from Sir Isaac Newton

Your life, for you, is the “greatest drama of all time” for sure, as well as your greatest opportunity, but did you ever think that all of life, history and science is also one created entity, and therefore, under it’s Creator, the one “greatest riddle of all time”? I’ve reached as far as chapter one […]

Full First Day

Jet-lag is a strange experience. And this is one of the factors that made my first full day in South Korea so extraordinary. After a full day of work in Chicago on Wednesday, I was not able to get a nap in before taking off at 1:00AM on Thursday morning. A few hours of light […]

My First Three Arab Acquaintances

"How beautiful are feet of him that bringeth good tidings . . ."

The first time I remember getting to know an Arab family was in Moscow. I was there to teach English. My friends were there for economical reasons I believe. At first we had only occasional contact. Then I heard that one by one each one in the family had come to know Christ as their […]