Our Home and Adopted Land

Oh, Canada! Didn't we have a great sixteen years; and didn't the time just fly by. Our years spent in Winnipeg and Calgary were the largest part of our boys 'growing up' years, the start of Dave's teaching career, the move of the college, and the accreditation and growth of the University College. During these years I developed and ran a very successful studio of music students with upwards of 120 students at it's peak. These years are very vivid in our hearts!

We owned three homes: one small and older, one large and new consisting of 2400 sq feet of psychic space to accomodate our man sized teen boys, and one shiny, trendy, new, downtown condo just right for empty nesters. We owned two Ford Taurus cars, one rusty Toyota 4-Runner, 2 brand new Honda Civics - one red, one green, an older Nissan Sentra, an older Ford Explorer, and a brand spanking, fast as you can imagine, new 2004 Acura TL (which cost us FOUR hours to 'import' at the US border on moving day). We've wallpapered, painted, landscaped, garage saled, entertained friends and family, fed our son's friends, celebrated 15 Christmases and wedding anniversaries, and said goodbye to loved ones. We've laughed, we've cried, we've roller bladed, skiied, walked a million miles, gone bowling, eaten out, danced, and turned 50.

We have been toying with the idea of moving closer to our families for a couple of years now, and when Beacon Hill Press offered Dave a contract to write the whole commentary on the book of Luke for their new series, it just seemed like the right time to make a change.

We had a fabulous time in Canada; we made wonderful friends, we have great memories. Thanks, Canada

Oh, P.S. Well be back - probably in August or September for work and visiting; let us know if you want to meet for coffee or dinner!