The last couple of years, as we worked on our little church, I had a project focus: here is what we need to do, what we will accomplish, who we need to call, etc. But this year, I suddenly feel like the church is really becoming a cottage. Nesting is happening, folks, and it feels good. First of all, [...]
We've done it! Our 4,000 miles from one coast to the other is quite a trek but it also provides a breather - a different environment, a different approach, a different daily effort. The beach is as beautiful as always even if those mosquitoes are crazy bad (as are the deer flies) and I am allergic enough to both that [...]
It is definitely Fall and we have returned to the Pacific Northwest - a sad and fond farewell to the church for another year followed by a (long) trek across the continent. Every year we renew our love for the area and our church becomes more of a cottage by the sea and less a community house of worship. It [...]
We have arrived at the other side of the continent just in time to miss that eclipse, darn it. The good news? Our church is still standing and looking fine! The even better news? It is summer in Upper Cape. That means sunshine, swimming, good food, and good company. As I did last year, this blog turns into church rehab updates [...]
I can now add antelope to my fauna sightings! (The antelope were on the rangeland grazing near cattle.) Our return journey was epic. We drove for 5 days and crossed the continent, checking off time zones and provinces (3)/states (10) along the way. At times it felt a bit grueling but really we had a lovely time. The temperatures were [...]
