Our Three Kids: Jonathan, Hannah & David Jr.
"Saying good-bye sucks," is the title I considered using for this post. I didn't want to offend anybody, so I didn't use that title. I'm sure it would have gotten me more views,…
The Diaso family
Today is the last day we will have furniture in our home in Colorado Springs. The movers come tomorrow, and all of our belongings will be packed in a trailer for our move to the San Diego -…
The Challenges of Moving
This has been a crazy week!
On Monday I returned from a ten-day trip to Pennsylvania and Maryland. Since then it's been all about getting our house and family ready for our upcoming move. The unrest has…
Petra performing the violin
Yesterday I ran into Petra's uncle while my son, Jonathan was getting his tires changed. I was encouraged to talk to him, and let him know that many people are praying for Petra and family. He mentioned…
Dave at Timonium Presbyterian Church
Yesterday I was with some old and new friends at Timonium Presbyterian Church. I first met this church when they brought a short-term missions group down in 1992. Don Wright was one of the church members…
Kim & Petra Anderson
Last night NBC News, Rock Center with Brian Williams aired a piece interviewing Chloe and Kim Anderson. As the story is unfolding it is truly amazing what God has done already in Petra's life. It's nothing short…
Dawn & Dave - The San Diego Harbor in the background
On Sunday when I was leaving church at Aisquith Presbyterian, just outside of Baltimore, a friend of mine discreetly handed me a crumpled ten-dollar bill. I stuck it in my…
As more news is coming out about Petra Anderson we are learning that it's a story of God's grace. A rare genetic defect, which caused there to be fluid in an area of her brain that normally isn't there may…
Petra Anderson
After a stressful day for family and friends, Petra made it successfully through surgery to remove bullet fragments that were lodged in the back of her brain. Petra's sister, Chloe said that the doctor was very encouraged about the…
Petra Anderson
I woke up this morning to the news that there had been a terrible shooting in Aurora, Colorado, which is an eastern Denver suburb. The shooting took place at the premier of the movie, "Dark Knight Rises". When I…