Our favorite son
I'd like to take a moment to talk about my son David. David is a man of rare gifts, and great accomplishments. Just look at his face. The face of a thinker. A warrior. A…
The Journal
Stories, travels, reflections and family history, written by Art and Bonnie.
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Christmas Letter 2024
Art and Bonnie Joyce 2024 Christmas LetterA Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year to each of you who are so special to us. We thank God for you and miss you when our…
Christmas Letter 2023
Happy New Year!Better late than never! And special greetings to those of you who actually sent us real greeting cards. It’s getting to be a lost art!2023 was an eventful…
Merry Christmas 2022
Wishing you a blessed and happy Christmas and a New Year filled with hope and joy through our Lord Jesus Christ “…who, though he was in the form of God, did not count…
Merry Christmas 2021
Dear Family and Friends, What a blessing to write to all of you, and to catch up with you (Please let us know how you’re doing!) at this special time of year. After the…
Paul Gardner: Single Father, Servant of God
I would like to tell you a story today about a man I had not always appreciated as I do now. A quiet, humble servant of Jesus. His name is Paul Gardner, and he was my…
2020 Van Life Great Western Road Trip: The Way Home - Arkansas
On the last leg of our 9400-mile road trip, we drive on US-412 across the top of Arkansas, enjoying the great diversity of art at the Crystal Bridges Museum in…
2020 Van Life Great Western Tour: Price Tower, OK
As we head toward home, we're taking a day to visit Bartlesville, Oklahoma, home of Frank Lloyd Wright's only built skyscraper, Price Tower. This is one of his most…
2020 Van Life Great Western Tour: Kansas and Missouri
Heading generally eastward toward home, we spend some time with family in Kansas City, Missouri, before heading south to Independence, Kansas to visit Little House on…
2020 Van Life Great Western Tour: Crossing Kansas
Having left the high country of Colorado, we continue our adventure, driving across Kansas along the old Santa Fe Trail, working our way toward Wichita, where we visit…
2020 Van Life Great Western Tour: Great Sand Dunes, CO
Heading across southern Colorado, we drive through the San Juan Valley, across North Pass, and on to the unique Great Sand Dunes National Park. Along the drive we…
2020 Van Life Rock Tour: Rocky Mountain Loop, CO
New friends we met at Black Canyon mapped out a loop through the Rockies for us to take. So for three days, we enjoyed awesome views of the mountains, crossed the…
2020 Van Life Rock Tour: Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado
If you're looking for a deep and dramatic view of a 48 mile long canyon, then you need to visit the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado. The river…
2020 Van Life Rock Tour: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Join us as we explore the fifth and final stop on our Utah "rock tour." We explored only a tiny fraction of this huge 527 square mile park! But we were still awed by its…
2020 Van Life Rock Tour: Colorado National Monument
We're in Colorado! Just over the border from Utah, rising thousands of feet above the towns of Grand Junction and Fruita, lies the 23-mile Rim Rock Drive in Colorado…
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