Monkey Palooza!

January 12, 2013 in Asia, Belize, Guatemala, Inspiration, Malaysia, North America, Thailand, Travelogue

We’ve been talking a lot about our monkey experiences this month. The kids have been laughing and retelling a lot of great experiences over our travels. We thought that some […]

Did You Know We Have A Theme Song: Meet Our Friends Ryanhood

November 2, 2012 in blog, Inspiration, North America, Travelogue, United States

Unless you’ve been around a long time, you may not know that we have a theme song. It’s kind of a long story, really. Music has always been important to […]

On Thanksgiving & Radio Silence

October 3, 2012 in blog, North America, Travelogue, United States

It’s 4:00 a.m. and I’m awake. I always do this the night before a big flight. I wake up every half an hour to check on the progress of the […]

Ruth’s Wedding Morning: Or, It’s 5:00 a.m. and I’m awake

September 22, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States

It’s 5:00 a.m. The Bride is breathing softly beside me. In just over an hour I have to wake her, cook her a big breakfast and help put her feet […]

Atlanta, Georgia: A Wedding Week Begins

September 17, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States

My mother is snoozing next to me. She makes a soft, warm sound when she sleeps and it reminds me of being little and climbing into her bed. I don’t […]

Jet Lag and a Big Surprise: What are you doing at 2:43 a.m.?

September 15, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States

There are some surprises worth flying half way around the world for. Blowing the socks off of one of your best friends, by turning up completely unexpectedly, is one of […]

The Longest Day

September 13, 2012 in Asia, North America, Thailand, Travelogue, United States

The sky over the midwestern United States is sapphire blue dotted with whip cream white clouds. The view from seat 26E is stunning. I never get tired of looking at […]

A Wedding & A Flight Around The World

September 4, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, North America, Thailand, Travelogue, United States

In one short week I’m leaving my family. It’s true, but don’t worry, I’m not abandoning them completely, I’m just hopping continents for a couple of weeks to attend a […]

Pain As Meditation

June 27, 2012 in blog, Guatemala, Thailand, Travelogue

**Prologue** I wrote this over a year ago. I wrote it for myself, primarily. (I do a lot of that.) I never intended to share it with anyone but the […]

Etihad Airways Flight 140: Toronto to Abu Dhabi, seat 53A

May 25, 2012 in Asia, Canada, North America, Thailand, Travelogue

The view from 37,000 feet is wide and we’re flying over an ocean of sand. The lines that mark the porous sandstone, carved from countless years of erosion by water […]