Experienced something very ‘heavy’ today in a place called Cartago. We stopped at a historic church about 45 minutes south of where we live in Costa Rica. People were shuffling down the aisle of the church on their knees, even small children & those bent over with age. During the holy week of Easter each year, thousands will crawl on their knees from around the country to this church. Imagine what our knees would look...
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Just before I woke up today, I found myself back in New York surrounded by family & friends! (we just got back a few days ago from a 6,172 mile trip which included a family reunion in NY) We were having a great time together swapping stories, jokes, & family pics. At one point, I was outside and noticed a small bear cub. I let him gnaw on my hand, but realized he was definitely wild and not tamable, and that if he wanted...
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33 Year Later… I found myself mourning in the Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel in Tupelo, Mississippi yesterday. No big sobs or big tears, but a big sense of loss. We stopped there (followed by a Graceland driveby!) on our way to Missions School in MO. We walked around the grounds learning about this legend, even took a family picture sitting in his swing on the front porch of the tiny house he was born in. Everything about his...
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86,400, thanks to Kris Allen, is probably the most popular number these days. Not sure what I’m talking about? Turn on the radio for a few moments and you’re bound to hear it mentioned in the song, “Live Like We’re Dying”. It’s the number of seconds in a day. We don’t often break down life to the second, instead, we just wonder where the year’s gone! We all “swear” that...
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