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 in the distance. For the past couple hours, I’ve enjoyed the serenity and chatted with […]
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Europe 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+ I arrived in Edinburgh last Tuesday, still unsure whether I’d be able to stay […]
Continue readingSummer 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 with Ryan and get one more adventure in before school starts, and my parents back […]
Continue readingSummer 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 me and we can laugh about it someday. Have any of you skydived? Or the […]
Continue readingSummer 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 a vehicle that they had been working on selling so that I could leave for […]
Continue readingClosing 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 will be delivered in three acts. Act One: Omaha Summation I can’t believe I’m already […]
Continue readingOmaha: 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 a phantom that being a “regular” anywhere is a welcome change. At long last, my […]
Continue readingOmaha: 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 old house to expound on their journeys. I will venture into the blustery cold in […]
Continue readingOnto 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 had set. Welcomed into a comfortable home wearing every distinction of a grandparents’ abode, I […]
Continue reading2017: A Year for the Books
Seemingly while my back was turned, 2017’s end neared and now its last page folds as today’s minutes parade by. Being the exuberant proponent of thought-provoking ice-breakers that I am, I have enjoyed several lively discussions over the past week with various groups of friends and family about opinions and summations of the past […]
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