Chris and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary in a few months. 10 years ago we were discussing when to have children, not how. I had always had the dream of adopting in the back of my mind but we planned to have natural children before we even considered this. But life doesn’t always …
It's interesting to pick up on a blog that hasn't been updated for over three years. So much has happened in three years! Chris finished seminary in Spokane We bought and sold our first house Ashley has significantly improved health-wise due to medical interventions and other changes We moved to Oregon Chris is now the …
We haven’t posted much lately. It’s so easy to share when life is good and sweet but when hard things come, my tendency is to shrink up and tell as few people as possible. And hard things have come. And have kept coming. So we haven’t updated. But I’m done shrinking. I’m ready to talk …
What do I actually believe about God when the future is uncertain and painful? That has been the question that has been answered over the last two months as I’ve actively been applying to jobs (about 150!) without many interviews or responses except for an occasional rejection email. God has made a few things in …
Summa Time, Sweet Summa Time Author: Ashley Location: Parma, Idaho Date: 19 July 2018 Newsy Bits: I am writing this post from my sister and brother-in-law’s house in Parma, Idaho. Yes, we called it “Boise” but it’s actually about an hour away from the heart of the city. The views from here are amazing: vibrant …
Hello! If you've looked at our timelines you probably noticed that this is a big week for us! We left Malawi yesterday and after 30+ hours of travel, we are safe & sound back in Southern California. All of our stuff even made it with us & is undamaged - which I think is pretty …
Gideon Manda, the dean of students at CAPA, told us an African story the other day. An elephant and a rabbit walked crossed a bridge together, which shook as they crossed it. The rabbit raised his hands and said, “We are making the bridge shake!” That is how we felt as we saw the students …
First of all, I'm ok now. 🙂 I've been taking the Kopp kids advice and getting well soon... Saturday Chris and I hiked a nearby mountain with a group of friends. Yesterday I stayed home from church with some tummy issues - not muscle issues as I would have expected from hiking! I couldn't pinpoint …
Chris' birthday was a few weeks ago. I love buying gifts but without malls, Amazon and easy ways to take things home in a few months, a regular gift didn't seem like the best idea. And after all, Chris isn't really a "gift" guy and would prefer an experience to a new "thing" (unless, …
We (by “we” I mean Chris and all the professors at CAPA) are gearing up for Module 3 that starts next Tuesday. It’s been a very busy few months for everyone here and the Kopp’s decided to take a “day off” and go to the lake (Lake Malawi) to celebrate Malawian Mother’s Day that happened …
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