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I’m ordering a smoothie (raspberry and peach), and the young woman making it asks me what I’m doing for the rest of my day. “I’m

June 28, 2011

This morning, my new friend walks me to the gym (it takes us 25 minutes). Then, she pushes the elliptical machine time so that we

June 27, 2011

We hike in the dry heat. I notice this: The cactus finds a way to bloom in this parched land. Cactus Blooming Yellow I’ve never

June 26, 2011

I’m at an indoor pool that features a climbing wall with a waterfall. All the children climb up the wall and then jump off into

June 25, 2011

Cottonwood Seeds on the Lawn I walk outside and great puffs of white float about me. It’s not snow; it’s cottonwood seed. The seeds pile

June 24, 2011

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

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

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

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

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