My Sister Kathryn and her husband Ken have been to Rwanda several times with groups from their church in Lubbock, Texas.  They recently returned from the latest trip and I asked Kathryn if she

On our property here in Panama we are blessed with fruit trees.  We knew there are banana trees because we gained ten pounds playing with banana bread recipes after sixty pounds of the fruit

Some evenings, we take our dog for a walk in the Palo Alto Mountain Club in Boquete, Panama.  It is a beautiful place that hoped to be a housing development at the time of

My sweet wife and I have arrived to Lake Michigan, on Michigan’s western shore.  It is a little foggy today, but the picture provides some flavor of the place.  I do not believe the

Some things just go together, like fresh tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and basil!  Put them on top of a home-made pizza crust and you have a memorable meal. Can “made from scratch” pizza be easy?  This

In the coffee growing areas in the mountains of Panama, a magic bush is planted between the coffee trees to add nitrogen back to the soil. In addition, its roots crack the soil allowing

A couple of years ago, I was sitting in the crowd one Sunday morning at Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC.  The lead pastor there is very competent and a fantastic preacher, and the church

It might be called a “casserole”, but don’t bunch up your face with scorn when you say it.  You will enjoy it!   Plus, the best part is that there are leftovers to enjoy

My wife and I are still in the Republic of Panama.  We have rented a house in the Volcancito area, named for its proximity to Volcan Baru, a dormant volcano approximately 13,000 feet high!

I don’t know what is fresh from the field where you are.  In my neck of the woods, beautiful green and red cabbage is being harvested and is on sale in produce departments everywhere.