We celebrated Jack’s 18th birthday in France, but it’s our middle autistic son Logan who keeps the smiles big and the tensions low in the family.

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Logan’s School: A Lifeline

Without the Autism Friendly Académie (Paris 15th), we would have already left France.

Logan is speaking French, learning how to work at an internship, and eagerly trying so many new things.

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Merry Christmas from the Tates!   

We love our new little town in France.  It’s starting to feel like a second home.

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Family Christmas Photo

Grandparents in Town

Boxing Day 2024 – London

– John Hugh

Merry Christmas – or as we say here Joyeux Noël!

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This past Saturday at Ethan’s first flute performance – Beautiful French church built in the 12th century

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Happy Thanksgiving 2024

Gem Next Door

Gratitude 2024 Part 1 

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Thanksgiving 2023

– John Hugh

We are starting up our blog again for the holidays and the end of the year.  

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Easter Sunday 2024 

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Easter Family Photo 2024

King Lear in London – Easter Weekend

Easter Egg Hunt 2024

– John Hugh

Happy Easter, He is Risen Indeed!  We all love to say this.  It is true, yet find it can become a cliche.  

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Our family visiting Linda’s brother-in-law, sister, & mom

-John Hugh

Over the past two weeks, we took a cross-country road trip to visit Linda’s family in California.  We timed this trip to coincide with the start of the school year.  With our family transitioning as missionaries, and not yet being in Paris due to COVID-19 visa restrictions, we are starting this semester with homeschool and taking advantage of flexible schedules.  

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We originally wrote this post in January 2020.  The lessons still ring true.  As stated in a more recent post, the power of consistent, transparent communication with loved ones changes everything.

-John Hugh

How does a marriage survive a home renovation?  With patience.  Until there isn’t any.  And then with perseverance.  We didn’t simply survive a home renovation.  We lived through a home renovation.  As in, we lived in our house as it was being renovated. 

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John Hugh

I love communication in all its forms: oral, visual, written.  I admire great communicators of the past, and how they shaped history with their words:  Churchill, Lincoln, the Roosevelts, Reagan, Martin Luther King.  I love those who communicate their Christian faith ably and nimbly, from those who write – C.S. Lewis, to those who preach – Whitfield, Wesley, Edwards, to contemporaries, Tim Keller, today.

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Our freedoms are never free
-Linda

As we get ready for summer, we are all itching to celebrate the joys of summer: sunshine, water, summer picnics, barbecues, and more.   Unfortunately, all of us are anticipating the same summer bliss and most likely showing up in crowds.

Lately, the news cycle in the United States is reeling with divisive stories.  Are you making a political statement by wearing a mask?  

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Ultimate Sacrifices, Past & Present
-John Hugh

Memorial Day this year is different.   It’s different because we are in the middle of a pandemic.  Traditionally, Memorial Day is the start of summer in the United States.  People gather, take trips, enjoy time at the beach or a lake.  Our family does as well.  Now, we are all trying to plan in different ways.  We ask:  What should we do?  

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-John Hugh

Two weeks ago, EIC (Emmanuel International Church) Paris hosted us in a quick video podcast with one of their pastors, Parker Windle.  This was another opportunity to introduce our story of moving to France.   EIC Paris, two locations in Rueil and Ternes, is affiliated with the International Baptist Convention, a global network of churches based in international cities.   Paris will be our home base for an indefinite move.  

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