I don’t know about you, but the trials we all are facing these months have driven me to drink. Not beer. That smells nasty to me. Not wine. I don’t care much for it. But chocolate malts. Mmm, so good. I hadn’t had one in a coon’s age, but recently I have been indulging myself … Continue reading Thirst →

I recently heard the term ‘quarantine exhaustion.’ YES! That's me. I am tired. Weary from all the changes and confusions in life.  Drained from dealing with loss, anger, boredom, depression, fear. Worn-out from having to think and make weird decisions and not knowing what to do. I have felt fatigue of emotion many times in … Continue reading Treading Water →

Last week a friend sent me a link for a sermon from St. Helen’s Church, Bishopsgate in London. That name brought back this little story.   It happened twenty years ago.  Jake and I were traveling home to Bolivia from Nigeria. We planned a weekend layover in London to visit that very St. Helen’s Church. … Continue reading St. Helen’s →

Last week we bought a new-used van. Three days later, I felt awful, thinking we’d made a huge mistake and I began researching if it were possible to return a car. The answer was NO (I wasn’t surprised) but what I learned was so helpful. #1. I learned it is very common to have ‘buyers’ … Continue reading A Van and Some Birds →