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Elisabeth and Max Sing the Alefbet (video)

Todd Patterson — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:54:35 +0000

Elisabeth and Max sing the Hebrew Alefbet.

About Psalm 119

Sometime last year during our family Scripture reading we spent some time reading Psalm 119. You may know that Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible. You may also know that it focuses on the law. Throughout the chapter the psalmist [...]

Strč Prst Skrz Krk (video)

Todd Patterson — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:45:14 +0000

When we left the United States in June neither Max nor Elisabeth were speaking Slovak. Elisabeth was able to spit out a few ideas, but hardly ever a full sentence without getting help from Jana or me. Max couldn’t say any more than a single word at a time. In fact, when we got [...]

Missed the Boat

Todd Patterson — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:43:48 +0000

On June 7 my dad and I packed our boxes of belongings into his horse trailer (power washed) and dropped them off at Perfect Express by the airport in Chicago.

So far, so good.

In early July I received an email from Perfect Express that our belongings should arrive in Bratislava on July [...]

New School Adjustments

Todd Patterson — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:19:56 +0000

We’ve now been in Slovakia for a little more than one week. It’s been quite an adventure so far with our main adjustments coming in the area of the kids’ school, my visa arrangements, and Jana’s Music Together project. In this post I’ll stick to talking about the kids’ adjustments to Slovakia.

Our [...]

An Interview with Elisabeth and Max

Todd Patterson — Tue, 03 May 2011 04:16:52 +0000

People are all the time asking us if Elisabeth and Max are excited about the move to Slovakia and all I usually have to say is the standard, “Uhhh, yes and no.” So I thought I’d do a short interview with them so you can hear just how they would answer themselves.

Do [...]

Elisabeth and Max (video)

Todd Patterson — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:23:44 +0000

It’s hard to believe we’ve been in the States for more than five years now. We’re looking forward to going back to Slovakia, but it’s nice to look back at some of the memories we’ve made.

I don’t know how I got so lucky, but I happened to have the video camera out one [...]

The Lost Croatia Clips (video)

Todd Patterson — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:23:23 +0000

cc licensed flickr photo shared by oksidor

On New Year’s Eve I spent 45 minutes conducting delicate surgery on a miniDV cassette in hopes of recovering our lost video clips from our 2005 vacation in Croatia. Was it worth it?

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Todd Patterson — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:54:57 +0000

From all of us to all of you with heartfelt thanks for your friendship: Merry Christmas! and Happy New Year 2011!

I hope you enjoy our video rendition of the annual family Christmas letter.

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Elisabeth and Max’s New Family Tradition (video)

Todd Patterson — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:49:31 +0000

At our house, we have our time of family Scripture reading and prayer before bedtime. One Sunday Max decided he wanted to read the Bible during our family worship time. Then Elisabeth decided she wanted to join in. What followed was a mix of liturgical church service and family devotions. It was actually pretty impressive.

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Missionary Travelogue

Todd Patterson — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:02:58 +0000

I’ve talked with people whose parents would often invite missionaries to stay with their family whenever they passed through on deputation. Some have told me what an impression it left on them to hear those missionary stories while growing up. They were amazed and even inspired at the sacrifice and faith they saw in [...]