by Connie Connally | Mar 7, 2017 | Life
It’s a wet, cold March in Tacoma, and I’m thinking back on January, when I was in Peru, loving every moment of the equatorial sunshine. Rory and I went to Peru to visit my son Brendan and his family. This was our sixth trip to Peru, but on previous trips... by Connie Connally | Feb 3, 2017 | Family
Our family has expanded again! On November 9, 2016 Joel Archer Connally was born in Curahuasi, Peru. Our new grandson weighed eight-and-a-half pounds at birth and has been growing exponentially since then. He is strong and happy, with beautiful resemblances to both... by Connie Connally | Jul 31, 2015 | Life
This is the text of an article I wrote for Tacoma’s News Tribune, published on July 27, 2015. Six years ago my son Brendan and his wife Erin moved to Andean Peru as missionaries, beginning a relationship with the Quechua people. Making this kind of commitment... by Connie Connally | Feb 10, 2015 | History
This essay (minus the photos) was published under a different title in The News Tribune of Tacoma, February 9, 2015. In recent years two of my three sons embarked on international life journeys, and in a smaller way, so did I. My son Brendan and his wife moved to... by Connie Connally | Feb 3, 2015 | Life
My son Brendan and his wife Erin are missionaries in Peru. They live high in the Andes Mountains in the town of Abancay with their little boy, Oliver. Abancay by no means easy to get to from the Seattle airport, but my husband Rory and I visit as often as we can....