I write from (future posts won’t be nearly as varied for a while, so here’s the last dramatic opening line until further notice) a student cafe right next to Edinburgh University’s pompous sports complex. Since last I wrote, I have […]
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Edinburgh 2018: Respite in the States and Icelandic Adventures
I write from a bright, cozy coffee shop in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland. My view includes a slow stream of tourists, bright-roofed buildings, an eclectic mix of modern and Tudor-esque architecture, and a dusky blue bay surrounded by barren brown mountains […]
Read moreEurope 2018: First Days in Edinburgh
I write from a sunlit (not to be taken for granted here in Scotland) staff room in a small, ministry-oriented Christian hostel in Edinburgh. The lounge area at the Light House Hostel where I lived this past week+ […]
Read moreSummer 2018: Headed for the Hills (of Scotland)
I write from my childhood kitchen table in the quiet of post-exodus calm. Ryan is off to begin his senior year of college in Michigan, Theresa back down to her Chicago haunts, Kim and Chris departed to spend the weekend […]
Read moreSummer 2018: The Moment Before Freefall (The Epic Continues)
This won’t be a long update because I still don’t have an answer yet. But I wanted to share the landscape with you (all three readers out there — love you guys 🙂) so that you can experience this with […]
Read moreSummer 2018: Music Capital of the World
I write from a cozy kitchen table in an apartment outside Nashville, Tennessee. First off, I have exciting news — God provided a car to borrow through a pair of some of my dearest friends in Chicagoland! They lent me […]
Read moreClosing the Omaha Chapter (And Craziest Road Trip Ever)
I write from my sister’s coffee shop on the north side of Chicago. Sometimes I wait far too long to post and then realize with chagrin how much I have to catch everyone up on. My apologies. This particular update […]
Read moreOmaha: A Taste of Normal
I write from a familiar chair at my favorite coffee shop in Omaha, Nebraska. It’s a bit of a novelty to refer to a frequented haunt of any type. I feel so used to floating through comfortable spaces like […]
Read moreOmaha: Well Look At That, God Really Does Answer Prayer
I write from a desk tucked into a cozy basement bedroom in a quiet neighborhood in west Omaha. The much-needed furnace blows comfortingly away, providing heat and white noise. Feet occasionally track their way above my head and inspire the […]
Read moreOnto the Plains (Of Omaha?)
I write from a colloquially-furnished coffee shop nestled in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. On Monday of this week, I drove my little blue Mazda hatchback through a harrowing snowstorm across Iowa’s expansive flat to arrive in Omaha long after the sun […]
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