Today we studied the pantheon in English class. We walked around the room and learned about all the gods that were worshipped at the...

Bud handed me the keys, saying that he had promised his daughters he wouldn’t cry. He loved the car because he loved you. “I think I’ll...

What does that mean? A year ago I met a woman at church and she asked me to get coffee. We sat over cappuccinos in a cafe in Rome and she...

It’s Monday night church book club and we sit in the garden reminding each other that spiritual disciplines are practices. They are not a...

This Sunday I was teaching in Children’s church on the Apostles Creed. “On the third day Jesus rose from the dead.” I’m looking over the...

I walk in the cafe high on a kite! Today is going to be a great day. Full smile I open the door and punch in for my shift. “Good...

It was the trip of a lifetime. It was a trip I couldn’t have planned or coordinated if I sat down and shared every hope and dream. It was...

It was a labor of love. Standing over the mixing bowl with all the ingredients laid out. Chopping nuts slowly back and forth. Combining...

I’m pretty sure we went to Orvieto for the sandwich. Two hours on the train was worth it for the magical moment. Wandering a side street...

This one year I celebrated New Years Eve in Rome. We went to dinner and received the senior special before the other guests arrived at...

If my brain doesn’t remember this day, my face surely will. The red on my cheeks and chin are the battle scars. Iceland wind is the...

We spent all day looking. Practicing looking. Looking and drawing. Looking and describing. Art class day one was training our eyes to...

I had 30 minutes left of the movie. I had to finish. As the credits rolled I said two things: I hate war I hate the ending 30 minutes of...

How was the food? I had a chimney cake that was so soft and fluffy I had to rub it all over my face. I had Langos. A fried dough with...

Thank you for your email and there is so much I want to share about my first few weeks in Virginia. It has been such a gift being here in...

Dear Family and Friends, Where in the world are you? It’s such a fun question to answer these days! I’m in Staunton, Virginia! Let me...

I’m just not a fan of turbulence. Not a fan. It bothers me even more when I look around the plane and see the young guys laughing....

I just spent 2 hours laughing. She was high on caffeine and I was sleepy. The mixed concoction was something to be remembered. I laughed....

It was the the most powerful memorial I have ever seen. The shoes on the Danube River is a memorial to honor then Jews that were...

I have this idea after traveling to all these new places of how you can do this in America! What if every week you just randomly picked a...