Who says what we watch on TV doesn’t influence our thinking? If you you believe that then why do so many companies pour so much money into advertising research? What our kids watch on TV is a HUGE influence in their way of thinking and that doesn’t just apply to them. Parents are equally influenced. To find out how influenced, just read the abstract from research done in Brazil. once you read that, maybe you’ll be intrigued enough to even read further. Influence of One TV Program in Brazil If one TV program can do this much, how much of an influence are other programs? Even deeper,...

Our next adventure trip will be a rafting trip starting in Utah ending in Arizona. We will raft down through the canyons just north of the Grand Canyon. Our starting point will begin from Green River, Utah and end with lunch at Rock Canyon and a trip across Lake Powell with the aid of motorboat. Rafting through gorgeous red-rock canyons, relaxing and camping under the stars, hiking and enjoying the beautiful nature God has created should make for a great trip! There are 8 people going in total. All but one person have been on previous trips. Please pray for our safety and that God would be revealed...

It is one week after moving into our new home. At first, it didn’t feel or look like home. Boxes were everywhere, much of the furniture was not quite set in place, and to top it all off, it was freezing cold the first two nights. Our mansion (apartment) was much warmer thanks to the heat the other apartments gave off. All of that has changed though thanks to Denise’s non-stop hard work unpacking, organizing and arranging things and her ability to find out how to use our hi-tech heater from Germany. She has done an amazing job on the house and it finally is beginning to feel like...

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Parenting Concepts that Work 1 from Focus On the Family Here’s a podcast I’m listening to now. What I’m looking for in this podcast is how to be a better father, husband and leader. I am no authority on parenting, but the people at Focus On the Family have a better grasp of it than I do. So I am going share the podcast links to this series to hopefully help others who wish to be better too.

Denise and I, mostly Denise, are packing things up as we get ready for our move about 150 meters down the street into our friends’ house. They, Kazuko and Yasu, are moving to Okayama. It will be strange not living in this apartment we have spent most of our Japan-lives in. 12 years in this place! What will be even stranger is moving into our friends’ home where we have spent much of our lives also. We are looking forward to this move though. Mia and Noah will have their own rooms, desks to do homework and a toilet upstairs. Denise and I will have a room to ourselves, too. Because it is a...