The photo above shows a sign I keep on the pantry door of our little Casa Azul in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador. It has a purpose. Probably not the one you …
Day 3: Nate and Faith Walter
Published today on my companion blog, noteaday.com …
2016: My Year-End Review – Filters and Anchor Points
(Blogger's Note: This is the last in a series of posts looking back at 2016, and ahead to the new year. Thank you so very much to everyone who read the posts at …
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2016: My Year-End Review (Part 3 of 4)
(Blogger's Note: This is the third in a series of posts reflecting on 2016, and looking ahead to challenges in the new year. Tomorrow in the final post, I'll …
2016: My Year-End Review (Part 2 of 4)
(Blogger's Note: This is the second in a series of year-end blog posts focusing on milestones and challenges in both the old year, and the new.) "Never get into …
2016: My Year-End Review (Part 1 of 4)
(Blogger's Note: This is the first in a series of reflections on 2016. Today's post recounts some personal milestones. Tomorrow will highlight some big-picture …
Praying for a Closed Door
There's nothing that excites me more than a good idea. And one of the things I've learned to guard against is my own propensity to get carried away with an idea …
A Note a Day: 365 Days That Aren’t About Me
I spent two hours writing an entirely different blog post offering a detailed explanation about why I decided to take on a new daily blog. Then I threw it away. …
A Memory Made Permanent
On the day Dana and I left for Madrid, and one year to the day when I embarked on my first pilgrimage, a friend published a blog post that captured my …
7 Things That Changed My Life
It'll change your life ... In a world that notices only the extreme as noteworthy, and where everything in between is lost for attention, it's something we …
Care for a Leg? Or Eight?
Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. Thank you for the rain. And thank you for the chance to wake up in three …
Before I Write: Five Things
Reading and participating in social media "forums" is a favorite pastime. It's a good way to learn, laugh and network with others who have similar interests. I …
Monotony’s Glory
We all try to camouflage the monotony, but it takes a lot of energy - to insist on being special all the time, when we’re so much alike one another anyway. Our …
The Power of Arrival
Distance changes utterly when you take the world on foot. A mile becomes a long way, two miles literally considerable, ten miles whopping, fifty miles at the …
Cold and Sick. Sick and Cold.
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good …
My Camino Family
“The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.” ~ Lee Iacocca “A man that hath friends must show himself …
A Lavish Lesson in Grace
(Blogger's Note: In the hiking community, a side trail, or spur, is a footpath that wanders off the main trail and simply leads to another …
Clean Slate: A Vision
In Spring 2009, my depression reached critical mass. I hadn't worked at a real job for six months, carried some heavy relational baggage, and the truth is, I …
Trump, the Bible & Fear
These are three thoughts, any of which could be a valid post on its own. Unfortunately, I'm already behind today, so I'm taking the quick route out. With the …
High-Rolling Luxury in Santo Domingo
“Oh, Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?” ~ Janis Joplin If you own a car, even if it’s a rusty junker, you’re among the top 9 percent most …