The Rest of the Story

The Rest of the Story

I once saw a video on YouTube of a chicken that could play a song on an electric keyboard by pecking the keys with its beak. It wasn’t epically amazing, or anything, but it was pretty good considering a chicken’s brain is dwarfed by a common green pea. I mention this,...
Not So Handy

Not So Handy

Following an eventful month of sickness, passing a kidney stone, and eventually getting some rest, we finally made it back into Iski-land the other day! After being away for so long, we were definitely ready to get back into a normal rhythm of life again. Even though...
When Life Pukes on Your Parade

When Life Pukes on Your Parade

We are out of the jungle on break right now. Well, we’re out of the jungle, anyway. Since arriving out at our mission center, our family has spent the last 12 days battling a stomach virus that has been waging war on multiple fronts. It’s been mainly a losing battle....
Mr. Midwife Takes a Test

Mr. Midwife Takes a Test

Some people spend the days before a big test trying to cram as much information into their noggins as they possibly can, stressing the limits of both mind and body. This is what my wife does. If she hasn’t rummaged through all of her available notes, studied her...
The Stone Has Been Rolled Away!

The Stone Has Been Rolled Away!

A few weeks ago I announced to the internet that my insides were being shredded into confetti by a psychotic mineral deposit that had lodged itself in my urinary tract, and I felt like I was on a slow conveyor belt towards my imminent death. I ended my somber news...