What You Monitor
Today my youngest cries out, “Mom, please tell me that you have not written your blog for today!” “I haven’t written my blog for today,”
June 23, 2011
Live With Flair
(my daily blog)
Just Look Up
Every time I feel lost in this new place, I just look up. An enormous mountain rises so high that you can see it no
June 22, 2011
Things Worth Writing Down
I’m sitting in a lecture hall, listening to a seminary professor teach on the book of Romans. I bring a journal with me (the one
June 21, 2011
An Unexpected Photography Lesson
I’m hiking in snow in the middle of June. It’s actually not even that cold (as you can see from our shorts). The landscape presents
June 20, 2011
How Shall I Acclimate?
Did you know that in high altitudes you have less oxygen? I’m currently staying at an altitude of 5,000 feet, and later today, I’ll be
June 19, 2011
Humbled by Mountains
When you drive into Colorado, you’ll soon discern the faint outline of the Rocky Mountains. It’s another source of the sublime: mountains so huge that
June 18, 2011
Why I Felt Terribly and Beautifully Small
We drove through Kansas. All day. The great thing about driving through Kansas is that you can see for miles in all directions. The bad
June 17, 2011
Promise Not to Laugh
I climbed into a giant hamster wheel with my children today. Then I put my hands into a tank of fish to let them
June 16, 2011
Only the Essentials
My neighbor advises me how to pack for an entire summer in one tiny little bag. Her family travels for months at a time with
June 15, 2011
Do You Know What’s Coming?
We leave to travel for nearly eight weeks today. (Don’t worry, Jack, Louie, and Snowflake have a family living in our home all summer.) I
June 14, 2011