SPRANKLES ON MISSION IN MADAGASCAR

CUE THE BIRDSONG

June 1, 2017

The sound of birds this morning in my yard was startling. The creative calls, vast in spectrum and diverse in tones, even when recorded could not adequately depict the setting. We live in a town on a busy street, and yet the choir of birds was unreal. I should have been on safari, then the melodic … More CUE THE BIRDSONG

9:38

May 31, 2017

History belongs to the intercessors who believe the future into being. – Walter Wink I was listening to a missions podcast recently where the host was interviewing a seasoned missionary about his life and work overseas. What struck me about the interview was not the content of the show, but rather the interruption that took place … More 9:38

MOUNTAINS

February 12, 2017

Mountains serve the Lord and reveal His majesty simultaneously. We don’t merely glimpse a mountain, we are forced to take it in, it’s magnitude requires it. We could reference many landforms this way because we do indeed live on a fantastic earth but for this moment mountains will be our lens to teach us to … More MOUNTAINS

GRANDPA’S GENERATOR

August 31, 2016

The year I was born, 1976, a meeting took place between producer John Heyman and Bill Bright to discuss a project to put the entire Bible on film. The project was eventually scaled back to only one book of the Bible, Luke. The result of that project—the Jesus film. The film has since been translated … More GRANDPA’S GENERATOR

MANAGING EXPECTATIONS

July 18, 2016

I have a philosophy that has proved to be very helpful for my life in Madagascar. HAVE LOW EXPECTATIONS. When my expectations are low, my stress level stays under control. A fifteen minute stop at the bank. Nope. Expect three hours and be pleasantly surprised when it only takes two. A quick trip to … More MANAGING EXPECTATIONS

THE HUNCHBACK of MANDROSOA

April 28, 2016

Labels. We may not like them, we may even hate them, but we all have them — tall, short, married, single, smart, skinny, needs improvement, overrated. Just hang out with a kid, they’ll label you in a second. “Your nose is too big!” shouts one snotty-nose child. “You dress funny!” sarcastically screams another. My latest … More THE HUNCHBACK of MANDROSOA

LET GO

March 7, 2016

I fell out of my family’s green Ford Maverick when I was about 4 years old. I remember it vividly. My dad was driving my sister and I to a Lawson’s convenience store and somehow my foot got wedged in the door handle. As we were approaching an intersection…whoosh…plop. I fell out. The incident left me no bodily scars, … More LET GO

ANSWER’S TO ‘WHO SAID?’

March 6, 2016

#1. “We’re the Frankle family” POLL RESULTS: Caden-57% Andrew-38% Ashley-5% Katie-0% RIGHT ANSWER: Andrew (38% got it right!) #2. What was the Boston Tea Party? “When King George invited everyone over for tea and cookies?” Ashley- 63% Katie- 26% Andrew- 5% Caden- 5% RIGHT ANSWER: Ashley (63% got it right!) #3. “I’m going to … More ANSWER’S TO ‘WHO SAID?’

WHO SAID?

February 27, 2016

In light of the upcoming election, we thought we’d add our own poll to the mix. See if you can figure out which of our kids said these words.

SURPRISES

February 25, 2016

I like surprises. I know some hate them, but deep down do they really? Jane Austen wrote, “Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.” I disagree. I remember one surprise in particular that was especially shocking. The last summer before Erin and I were to marry I … More SURPRISES

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