I returned to the USA from my missionary work in Spain a week ago. I had a few detours along The Way which I never expected but God never let go of my hand. This Independence Day means more to me than any other. I helped serve pilgrims with a team of people on El …
It is the beginning of the fourth week of Easter and the beginning of my fourth week in Spain. In the months leading up to my trip, a dear Camino friend from Brazil had asked me to meet her in Seville before I was due to serve pilgrims on El Camino de Santiago in Viana …
El Señor & Seville, Spain–learning to trust and obey Read More »
Dear Paris, I dreamed of falling in love in your arms, among your rues and cafés. In your cotton-candy sunsets the sky above The Seine blazed. A violet-blue blanket descended and your famous lights filled my soul––the flickering Eiffel Tower, Moulin Rouge’s flirty reds and the sacred aura of Sacre Coeur. But your lesser-known twinkles …
My Love Letter To Paris | Une lettre d’amour à Paris Read More »
The most important ingredient in my ultimate dining experience? Dreams. The kind people at smartling.com asked if I could have or make dinner anywhere in the world, where would it be and what would I eat? My dream dinner abroad finds me cooking in an open-air kitchen on the shores of the Andaman Sea in Phuket, Thailand. …
While traveling, I rarely knew what day of the week it was and dates didn’t mean much. I totally immersed myself in the experience of awakening to the world. A world very different from the one I’d known before. Easter caught up with me in Nepal and it took my breath away. I used puppets, …
For me, Going Big is the joy of feeling totally alive and terrified. My mom named the thrill “horrible-wonderful.” While very real, horrible drops away pretty quick when I’m wonderfully following my heart. On Gili Air and in the silence of Nyepi, I decided to return to Java and write the screenplay. I flew from …
Everyone needs their own torch… Late on my last night in Joga I realized I’d forgotten to pack a flashlight. When my friend Rinto found out, he insisted he take me to a store close by so I’d have one for the next morning’s pre-dawn climb to the summit of Bromo, I’d need one for …
90 Spontaneous Days Around The World : The Zen of the dark Read More »
“You know, some are glass half-empty people, and some are glass half-full people. But some people aren’t limited by the glass.” When I chose to take big leaps in my life, people all around me, well-meaning friends and family, even acquaintances all had advise and opinions about my plans. Supportive, to be sure. At the …
90 Spontaneous Days Around The World – Week 1 : No limits Read More »
The biggest gift 2014 gave me is the realization that: Big dreams are our birthright. Dream BIG. Believe. Watch what happens. Another great gift was walking barefoot in the rice paddies. A very Happy New Year to you, my faithful reader. You’ve stuck with me through thick and thin and now, I’m on the other side. …
