The three of us bonded. Without names we established a lovely connection, present in the moment as travelers and the sisterhood of Row 2.

There is this “gemstone” in Galicia that isn’t really a gemstone at all. It’s compressed coal that has stood pressure over time. Since...

“None of it means anything if you don’t have someone to share it with,” he told me. “Come to Europe with me.” It was the summer of my...

Spanish cities go dormant as the sun eases past it‘s crest each afternoon. With the heat of the day, yawns lengthen, arms stretch, and...

Life is often bigger than what’s before us. Some things are more than the eye can see.

Sometimes the moment is the mission, and that is enough.

Sometimes stories just write themselves. Sometimes when you’re wonder who the weirdo is in the crowd, it just might be you.

Tired of hearing his mom complain about being single and alone, in 2003 her son encouraged her to put an ad in the paper for a mate. She...

I got kicked out of two churches today in two different Spanish cities. I’m on an international crime spree. First, in Astorga, I visited...

after learning to ask for what I need, the next steps in my #CaminodeSantiago pilgrimage taught me about provision and grace

Wearing every stitch of clothing I brought on the hike, including three pairs of socks, a wool shirt, pants, leggings and a jacket still...

September 29, 2021 Shared dinner with a mate from my hostel tonight, a fella named James from Ireland. We talked about stereotypes...

Littering as Much as Possible Finally, we’re to the littering portion of today’s talk. I didn’t litter. In fact, I carried an empty Diet...

A three-part review of starting my Camino de Santiago pilgrimage September 28, 2021 Part 1: Pursuing Purgatory Points, Hushing Protestant...

Crossing the ocean by myself, arriving in Madrid, spending eight hours in the city solo, finding the train station and navigating...

I didn’t know why I was coming. I only knew I needed to. Having just left a job that at one point I'd thought had been a dream, something...

Part of the Honeymoon of the Heart series, originally published October 11, 2012 We had a wonderful, joyous morning in Bethlehem and are...

Part of the Honeymoon of the Heart series, originally published October 10, 2012 "My home is yours," he said as we walked down the cement...

Part of the Honeymoon of the Heart series, originally published October 7, 2012 The name "Gethsemane" derives from the Hebrew and Aramaic...

Part of the Honeymoon of the Heart series, originally published October 6, 2012 Trying to put today into words robs it of its beauty. It...