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Read more: how farThere have been a lot of specific moments this summer that have revealed to me how far we’ve come. A few weeks ago, the kids and I went out for pizza at our favorite spot. The kids like it because there’s an old-school gum-ball machine in the vestibule. I like it because I can buy…
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a walk home
Read more: a walk homeI like to walk to school. Whether it’s raining or overcast or just downright foggy as mud, I like to walk to school. Walking home, on the other hand, is a completely different matter. First of all, the walk home is uphill. Second of all, the walk home gradually becomes steeper. Third of all, I’m the kind of girl who doesn’t like to rush. I…
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kith and kin
Read more: kith and kinDearest friends, those kindred spirits, they ease the passage through the darkest waters. Yes, days or weeks or months may pass before we warm our hands over the same fire, but it is a destination worth every minute that leads us there. I’m not privy to that which lasts. When I leave a place, I tend to light the dynamite and watch all bridges burn…
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The First Seven
Read more: The First SevenThe end of March marks the end of seven months living here in Ecuador. Seven months of this adventure and, as I made my coffee this morning, adding a drop of vanilla extract, I thought of the beginning that these seven months have been. These months have been joy-filled. After graduating from college and then from my Master’s program, I often asked myself where God…
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under tree branches
Read more: under tree branchesToday I went with my sister and her husband’s family to a little hacienda south of Quito. We ate lunch–I love potatoes!–and then walked around for a bit. There was much chance for thinking as everyone held their true love’s hand in the rain and me, well, I sat under a tree and checked out the landscape. Still, though. There is much to learn in…
Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly.
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