a week in review: Friday morning: take the bus to the ruins of a Roman city a few miles from my house. Friday afternoon: lay talking to my friend Rachel under a palm tree for hours. Friday night: “sleep” on … Continued
scrawled in a notebook on April 7 I slept better than I’d thought humanly possible in a hostel room with ten other people and just a blanket on top of me. The secret to sleeping well is being tired. The … Continued
After we missed our flight to Rome (the things we teach ourselves the hard way after “getting a night of sleep” in a bus) I was asking God just how much it cost to get from one place to another: … Continued
I’m not quite ready to publish anything on Rome yet. It was a wonderful eventful trip, full of gravity. Here’s some that I wrote about a night at Feria, the local fair that is the biggest and craziest in Spain: … Continued
I’m going to Rome–farther from home– but where is my home anyway?Is home where I live, or home what I give,when I offer a safe place to stay?It could be an ear that I offer to hearthe wandering train of … Continued
9:30. The alarm rings on a Sunday morning. I hit snooze, but soon enough we are up and eating pine nut cheesecake. Mmm. 10:45 ish. We check the schedule on the Catholic church’s door. We have a little over an … Continued
We weren’t even to the trailhead and I could tell that something was going to have to change. It wasn’t just that my camera was too big to wear at my waist or that my shoes weren’t tied tight enough. … Continued
I had a great time hosting Alissa when she came to visit me over the past ten days. We put together this video to submit to a contest and to show you all how much fun we had. Click here … Continued
Right now I’m catching up on a couple weeks of internet usage. Here’s what I’m noticing: 1. Using internet minimally during the past two weeks probably had a lot to do with how much I did and saw during the … Continued
Rebecca- Take a siesta today. It is about time. -Rebecca