Category Archives: Ray’s Blog

It’s hard laying down, hard falling asleep, hard when I awake. I’ve been thinking too much about it. I confess, “I am spoiled! I’ve become so accustomed to being comfortable; I’ve come to expect it.” Are they really hard as … Continue reading →

Why is it that I reflect on life more when I am “on the road”? Is it that ordinary living has distractions? I don’t know why, but I have long enjoyed times of reflection, even long times of silence and … Continue reading →

Beginning a series of Blogs by this title, as we reflect, looking in the rearview mirror of life “on the road”. “The Road” has a double meaning. First, it represents this journey, traveling the globe on a new mission in … Continue reading →

Our condo finally closed escrow today, so we are officially “homeless”. Our home is now wherever we are. We are in Inner Mongolia, China. It doesn’t really feel like home, more like sleeping in a tent on a journey. We … Continue reading →

September 6, 2011 – As we departed home, friends George and Marilyn Duff drove us toward the airport, where we would spend the night and depart for China the next day. I suddenly had the realization “This is the first … Continue reading →