This post was written in a far off place many worlds away. But it has a lot of memories for me and seems fitting with the holiday. It was a gift to me and the girls for the Fourth of July from Papa. 40 Years ago, on the heels of election, John Kennedy included the … Continue reading A 4th of July long ago
A coffee in another world
This is a story from another place and time in my life. I am in Gulu this week for a few days. Hoping for a break from the stuff going on at home and to try to find some housing near a birth center I have been looking in to. My morning was spent trying … Continue reading A coffee in another world
Tunnel Mountain hike
Tunnel was the first hike we knocked off our summer bucket list this year. It was an easy hike to the top. Tunnel is Banff’s smallest summit and it is very popular with locals and visitors alike. We parked at the lower trail head so it was 2.3 km to the top. The girls had … Continue reading Tunnel Mountain hike
Cascade Falls Hike
We hiked up “Minihapa” today. It translates to mountain where the water falls The girls had a great time and played in the creek for a wile before we headed back Checking out the black bear in the avalanche slope proved to be lots more fun though All in all we had a great time. … Continue reading Cascade Falls Hike
The skinny on Five Minute Friday
According to Lisa-Jo and direct from her blog because who can explain it better than the one who invented it so… So, here’s the skinny: every Friday for over a year hundreds of people join a kind of writing flash mob over here. We write for five minutes flat. All on the same prompt that … Continue reading The skinny on Five Minute Friday
The Woman
I am not sure where to start talking about this woman. I do not think I can do her justice. She was wise, and strong. It was a whirl wind for the time I knew her. She is a midwife and has the heart of a mother. She is truly a daughter of the moon. … Continue reading The Woman
How we got to Africa
A post from the Daddy-O This was my last post from my first tour in DRC. Written on my Blackberry, it was forgotten upon my return home. So I post it now, having been back in Kinshasa for one week – as I work to re-orient myself to this place again. And knowing as I … Continue reading How we got to Africa
Five Minute Friday – Friend
Welcome to Five Minute Friday Today’s writing prompt is: Friend Someone ask her “I bet you have lots of friends there?” She becomes quiet and shakes her head. She looks at me and says No. My family is there. My Obed She continues, almost in a whisper, but more in a language that is only … Continue reading Five Minute Friday – Friend
Five Minute Friday – Broken
Welcome to Five Minute Friday Today’s writing prompt is: Broken Ok so I know the idea is not to write an intro to the five minute Friday post but I can not help but give a bit of background on this one. I read a post over on Overflow that hit home for me. The … Continue reading Five Minute Friday – Broken
A world apart
I’m wrapped up in a lot today. Fear of the future pain of the past and the confusion of the present. This is more of a statement than a post, but I am hoping saying it out loud may take some of the bite away. I can identify what started the past part for me. … Continue reading A world apart