The whole map!
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Here’s the rough draft of our next five weeks!
Day one to PDX!
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
First day! Leaving home to Longview, then Portland! Great day for a road trip. Everything is packed and ready for month of travel!
Chris LyonsGood question, presently are without gummy bears… But have lots of other snacks along! When I was a kid, I puked up gummy worms, and I’ve still never really recovered…
Getting out of town
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
The view as we started on I-5 in Seattle…traffic!
Lunch with grandma Sharon
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Lunchtime at Campus Towers with Lisa’s mom, Sharon.
Joey and I are eating salads, promise! (Even tho we were tempted by the soup!)
Our Longview house
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Visited with old neighbors Rich and Beau and saw our house in Longview.
Hanging in Longview
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
After lunch with grandma, we walked half of Lake Sacajawea and enjoyed the weather! And remember a good times at Longview Community Church! (not only did we see some big creatures in the lake, butRead more
Great walk around ol Nuclear Power plant
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
So grateful that Joey has a jogging class right now! We will definitely have 10,000+ steps by the end of the day! The Trojan Park is very beautiful….
The Jumbo burger wins !
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
What a great dinner with our dear friend Kenny at Helvecia Tavern. The jumbo burger was a bit too much! And a beautiful sunset, as well.
Joey’s first house!
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
This was the house we brought baby Joey home to when we worked at ChristChurch in Hillsboro.
Visiting the Wilson fam
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Loved seeing lifelong friends, Dave and Lisa Wilson and their daughter Avery! What a delightful visit… And to my Lisa, if you think I have too many books…! (Dave even built a hidden closet behindRead more
Highlights of the Day!
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Grateful to Ben & Janet for letting us crash at your house! What a full and fun day… Here are some highlights on this video.
The Beatles update….
April 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
One of our goals has been to listen to the Beatles discography and check out YouTube videos, or other podcasts about their recordings.
Today we listen to the first half of their first album “PleaseRead more
Day two to the East Bay
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Getting ready this morn and grateful for the hospital of Ben and Janet Burns (Thx for letting us crash at your house…sorry we missed ya!)
Listening to Rich Mullins this morning while journaling andRead more
Starting morning drive
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Great way to start the long day of driving!
On the I5 and a bit of a revelation…
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Dear friend, Chris Blakesley shared a revelation with us this morning… Joey and I are living out the goofy movie!
Pretty in southern Oregon
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Cruising down I5 and listening to some Queen presently… grateful for uncle Charlie Smith checking in with us and my cousin Amber Robertson sending our next musicalRead more
Thanks Willie!
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
What a banger!
Rock on!
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Joey and I found the crater rock Museum, he’s such a rockhound! Pretty cool stuff, including a glow in the dark room!
Joey bought a piece of quartz, a dinosaur bone and a thunder egg!
It was anRead more
“Not so good”
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
We stopped to get some lithium water in Ashland Oregon…. Not so good!
Into Cali!
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We’ve arrived to California! Can’t see the top of Mount Shasta, but it’s still pretty
Lake Shasta!
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We took a walk on Shasta Dam, got a great view of the lake where so many memories are from. Incredibly quiet, calm and peaceful.
Such a soundtrack in my head…
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
As I think about the 23 different trips, I made on houseboats here over 25 years, there’s quite a soundtrack in my head of the best worship songs, and honestly the best cathedral in all God‘sRead more
Fancy dinner in Richmond!
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Finally in the East Bay! So blessed to have some homemade pasta with pesto sauce, mussels, salmon, and some shrimp… And brilliant company with Tom and Michelle!
SF at night!
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
A great way to end a great day… looking across the water into San Francisco! (Thanks for dinner Tom and Michelle!)
Highlights of the day!
April 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Well, we tackled over 600 miles of driving today in style! Surprised by a sweet visit to the Rock museum, disgusted by drinking Lithia water, blessed by a beautiful walk on Lake Shasta Dam, enjoyedRead more