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Ashes, Adventures & a Crowbar

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We were so blessed to host my mom and my cousin Chris last week. There’s something special about showing the people you love the place you now call home. Getting to “show off” our life in Puebla and at the ranch was truly a gift!  We went full tourist — Lucha Libre wrestling with Cemitas, Talavera factory tour, museums, incredible food, artisan markets, and wandering the Zócalo. I think they were pleasantly surprised at just how safe, vibrant and beautiful this part of Mexico is. One highlight was climbing the Great Pyramid in Cholula and heading up to the church on top to receive our ashes. Ancient stones beneath us, colonial church above us, and that quiet reminder: Remember you are dust. Perspective hits differently when you’re standing on centuries of history. Chris, an amazing photographer, captured beautiful new photos for Give Ye Them To Eat — and some sweet ones of Mom and me, and Pat and me. Treasures for sure.  ...
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Ranch Life in Full Color

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I am enjoying the culture and Latino lifestyle here in Mexico.  After watching the Super Bowl half time show this week, this message really resonated with me.   Bird watching (and more importantly, bird listening) at the ranch house has become my newest peace-filled pastime. It feels like God’s own Spotify playlist out here!  Have you ever tried Merlin Bird ID? Last week’s headliner was the Coppery-tailed Trogon. I didn’t even know such a pretty creature existed. Meanwhile, I continue my efforts to seal every screen and crevice in the straw bale house.   Scorpions and snakes are going to have to try extra hard to make their way in! This round’s weapon of choice: spray foam. If duct tape is the handyman’s best friend, spray foam is its chaotic cousin. The house has about 15 tiny vent screens placed approximately 47 feet in the air (or so it felt), and I was up on a ladder spraying blindly into the abyss. I’m fairly certain I sealed the ...
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Horseshoes, Home Projects, and Holy Work

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Lately, our life in Mexico has been suspiciously close to “normal.”  We’ve taken in many beautiful sunsets from our ROOFTOP OF REJUVENATION, where worries are released, prayers float upward, and everyone becomes an amateur philosopher by golden hour. I’m considering putting together a sunset playlist, so feel free to send your favorite “watch-the-sun-go-down-and-thank-God-for-your-life” songs my way. Home sweet home! Here’s some pics of our abode/ Missionary Home in Tlancualpican. Every nook and cranny has been stuffed with steel wool and expanding foam, the screens have been replaced, and we’re feeling pretty confident that—thanks to prayer, perseverance, and the generous application of pesticides and other materials—our house is about as snake and scorpion free as possible.   We are open for visitors! We also carved out space for horseshoes in the backy...
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