The Year In Review: 2011 Photo Essay

December 31, 2011 in Belize, Canada, Guatemala, Honduras, North America, Travelogue, United States

It’s been a five country year for us, across North and Central America. We thought you might like to take a quick trip back through 2011 with us in pictures: […]

New Year’s Wishes & The Four Agreements

December 31, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions. It seems they’re little more than guilt inducing commitments to failure. If I did make some, I surely wouldn’t share them with anyone. […]

Getting Uncomfortable For Love: A Christmas Lesson

December 16, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

Image credit   The house is quiet for 9:30 in the morning. The only sounds are the North Atlantic wind whipping around the square corners of our cottage, the loud […]

On Christmas: A Reflection On The Real Gifts

December 1, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

“Oh Mom, I’m so excited, we get to have a REAL Christmas tree this year!” Ezra gushed as he bounced through the craft store beside me. “That doesn’t happen all […]

A Home For The Holidays

November 29, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

Cape Cod is beautiful this time of year. True, the ocean is too cold to swim and the skies mirror the sea in shades of Atlantic grey, but there are […]

Goals: Past, Present & Future

November 1, 2011 in blog, North America, Travelogue, United States

Dawn broke grey over our cottage on Cape Cod this morning. We’ve been here just four days, long enough to unpack and for the children to each choose an “office” […]

The Grand Canyon: Erosion As It Relates To Life

October 12, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

The Grand Canyon is one of those places that neither words or photographs can capture. It’s a big hole in the ground, but it’s so much more than that. It […]

Salmon Farming, British Columbia

October 6, 2011 in Canada, North America, Travelogue

Have you ever wondered where that “Atlantic Salmon” in the grocery store comes from? Maybe it was raised here, in the Ocasollo Channel, in the Pacific Ocean, in British Columbia. […]

Big Fish, Big Boats, Big Fun: A Visit To The Discovery Islands, BC

October 6, 2011 in Canada, North America, Travelogue

In which we visit Uncle Josh and Hannah catches TWO fish on ONE hook. You’ve got to see it!!

The Black Ball Ferry: North to Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

September 20, 2011 in blog, Canada, North America, Travelogue

Black marine deck paint is a beautiful thing: gritty enough to keep one from sliding around when she lays down to nap, and warm with the accumulated heat of the […]