The Final Post

This blog began in August of 2006. It was originally only going to be to document the trip out west for Whitney and I. Well, this has turned into quite a project of life. From faith, culture, family and simply my own pontification, this has been a wonderful space for me to think out loud with friends across the globe while in grad school.

This time seems to be fitting for a transition out of this blog and into a new medium of "onlineness". I have graduated from Fuller Seminary and will officially be beginning a church plant in urban Los Angeles beginning tomorrow in partnership with the PCUSA. I'm not sure what the new medium will be, but I will be on the lookout for it over the next six months.

If you know anybody in the Los Angeles area who might be interested, or in need, of a new faith community, please be sure to let me know and I would love to connect with them.

Thank you for all of the support on the blog, and I will let you know when we begin with a new online medium.



"Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."

Jesus

Christmas Vacation

While we are not the Grizwalds, we were similiar to John Candy and Steve Martin in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles as it took us 23 hours to get from LA to Grand Rapids at the beginning of our holiday travels. (Including planes, buses and hitchhiking!) We eventually made it and had a lovely time with friends and family. After 6 days we ventured to Texas, where we spent the rest of our time. We had an equally joyful time with the Walkers... Here are images from the trip.

Whitney made her first snow angel!

We spent some time with Mark, Justin and Dawn at the cottage.

We went back to Hudsonville to see the Nedervelds.

Hanging out at Christmas with the Brost side of the family.

Christmas Eve... Leaving room for Natan, my future brother-in-law.

We had lunch with Grandma and Char at Yesterdogs.

The boys getting ready to go golfing in Texas.

Whitney and her parents at TCU.

The Walker family Christmas dinner.

THe new hot tub!