Second Chances
My uncle is handsome, funny, athletic and outdoorsy. He grew up just east of Seattle, that Emerald city nestled between the Olympics to the West and the Cascades to the East. Interstate 90, which can...
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And then there were two (drivers)
Photo by Quique Olivar on Unsplash Who knows why, but the United States and Spain are in a tiff and we can’t share driving privileges. So, foreigners who want to drive legally in Spain with their...
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Roasted Tomato Salsa
I know that many of you cannot get behind cold soup, and so I’ll never get you to try our beloved Spanish gazpacho (cold tomato and cucumber soup). Spanish lunches are three course meals, and my...
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Word by Word
Learning a second language is like filling a flat with blackberries. You put one berry in at a time, and eventually you can make some pies. But it takes time and hard work, and blackberry bushes, like...
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Living Like a Spaniard: Tortilla Tour
A note to our readers: today’s post was mostly written by our daughter, Susanna, as part of an ongoing series she’s calling Living Like a Spaniard. I added a few details here and there. On Saturday...
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What Job and I Both Know is True
Job’s friend Eliphaz, who speaks in chapters 4 and 5, really had me going this morning. He seems to care deeply about Job and to know God’s character well. I was cheering him on as I read, although I...
View ArticleAn I Love poem for autumn
This inspired this which inspired this, (and you should write one too!) I love cool mornings and warm days and unseasonably warm evenings. I love switching to hot coffee with oat milk. I love baking...
View ArticleBehold: An Advent Devotional from Taking Route
Many of you know that I am part of a team of expat writers for the blog and newsletter Taking Route. Earlier this month, the team shared 7 days of advent devotionals with subscribers. In case you...
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Lightening Up for Christmas: our 2021 year in review
Many of you know that I love to send and receive Christmas cards and newsletters. In order to reach more people, we have always used a service based in the United States to send cards to everyone on...
View ArticleUpcoming changes to the blog
Hello! Thank you so much for following along on our family’s journey from prefield to being missionaries in Spain, as well as all the topics I’ve covered in between in this blog.In order to save money...
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