Is it not true that a new year so often holds such promise? Even were I to live a thousand years, I think there is something about newness – it never gets old. As we peer out upon an untrod path, stretching into the unknowns beyond a distant horizon, we wonder and we hope. Oh, what […]
Author / Joshua Vandercar
The Christmas We Were All Ill
We traveled to Indiana during the days surrounding Christmas. You may have heard that it was quite an adventure – it was! Simeon came down with a fever the evening before our departure. He went downhill quickly and began to take Aelah with him. After powering through a joyful gathering with my siblings at Lakeview, we spent […]
Current Status
Hello, family, friends, and fellow workers. I wanted to write and give you an update on what has been occupying my time of late and what is on the horizon. In part, this is to inform you (esp. those whom might be directly affected by some of these upcoming projects – i.e. home office staff). […]
Holiday Fellowship
We had a weekend full of fellowship and holiday happenings. Friday Adam, Pascal, Jenna, and I joined a small gathering of folks at Mary Bull’s home for a chili dinner and a time of worship in song. It’s been quite some time since we’ve had opportunity for that – such a wonderful time. And many […]
Withholding Explanation
Aelah is in an inquisitive prime these days. It seems that most any imperative or question from us evokes a probing, defiant, and persistent, “Why?” Most often I find myself trying to satiate her wonderings with reason and logic. Though probably healthy for her to some degree, I am also finding that this does not […]
Thoughts on Time & Identity
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. Having recently lost all of our digital data from the past 20 years, I have been thinking now and then on the legacy we […]
V Anniv.
With thanksgiving, here’s to five years of marriage … whether we are slinking away to Stillwater for a weekend getaway (while our kids are in the excellent care of our good friends Dave & Carly) where massages, a downtown walk, and a Victorian bed & breakfast await replete with breakfast in bed and other extremely comfy […]
#HymnAlong Mondays
Jesus As Lord Online If you’ve spent any amount of time on social media, you will know that the experience could be likened to walking the streets of {insert densely populated Asian city here}. There is a sense of chaos among the intricately structured web. Personal bloggers and small organizations find difficulty even in connecting with those […]
Digital Disaster
These past couple weeks have been rough when it comes to the digital realm and me. If work didn’t demand it, I would probably not be on speaking terms with most of the devices in our home … maybe I’d go bury them in the snow. I may have already mentioned my phone – for […]
Giving Voice. Lord, Pull Me Out.
Ah, my Lord. Life has kept me occupied these days. There is a longing within me … a deep well that thirsts for the filling. How is it that I have neglected Your grace, Your truth, and the comfort of Your words and the beauty of Your presence for such a long time. How is […]
Is This a Blog Post?
I think there is a misunderstanding among internet folk these days. It may be that even you are unwittingly mistaken. Is this a blog post? A collection of thoughts from one man regarding a particular topic – a commentary or opinion on the current definition of what it means to blog online. In my estimation, I would not consider this […]
We've Moved (Again) & Other Assorted Happenings
Well … appears it has now been two months since we last wrote. We’ve been trudging through time, it seems. There have been a number of joys, but certainly no lack of stresses. We’ve welcomed a few visitors. Ed & Cori routed themselves and Hodor through the Cities for a brief visit. Papa & Nana […]
Lindell’s Utmost
The wonder and beauty of a bookshelf is that it houses such a great number of mysterious portals to worlds unknown and times not lived. This past weekend, while pacing the basement hall of the mission home in order to pacify Simeon, I glimpsed a title tucked away on a corner shelf – My Utmost for His […]