So how did we get from there to here???

Abby was 1 year old when we experienced some major financial happenings. The computer store that Mark had managed for 16 years was sold. There was sufficient hand-writing on the wall to indicate change and 3 months later, that is exactly what happened. Mark came home one day at lunch and that began an incredible journey. Initially he and our son started their own computer business and we decided to begin recording conferences "part-time". Rhino Technologies was born and eventually took over our lives!! Eight years later we travel 35 weekends a year and over 50,000 miles to record speakers at conferences and duplicate them for the attendees. If you've attended a state homeschool conference almost anywhere east of the Mississippi, there's a chance we've crossed paths.

Last November Hannah and Caleb traveled to Liberia with Children Concerned. They spent 2 weeks in some orphanages there. They were perhaps in the most despicable conditions known to man. They brought back desperate stories of needy hurting children. Here's just a couple pictures from then.


These are the faces of Liberia (along with the underscore again). These are the faces that our Hannah carries in her heart. Faces and stories. Stories of orphans without hope, without a future. Faces and stories that pierced our hearts without even being there. We took the step towards yet another journey.