I have got a long history of writing birthday letters to my children: a letter every birthday for each of my three kids, since the Spring of 2006. Elliot didn’t get letters for the first three years of his life. … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Mark Woods’s memoir, Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America’s National Parks. It was recommended to me by my wife, Marci. Even though she didn’t finish the book herself, she thought that it might be up my alley. … Continue reading
I got my love of languages from my Dad. He formally studied Greek and Hebrew during his seminary days, but I also grew up seeing him dabble in Spanish and French and Latin. Not to mention having a strong command … Continue reading
My parents are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary today! My sister and I went out to celebrate with them yesterday evening, and it was really fun to share in such an historic remembrance. The groomsmen spent the night before the … Continue reading
I had already filled up 56 (of an eventual 84) pages worth of my Leuchtturm1917 journal before our family even made it to Amsterdam. So, it felt kind of amazing that I was able to purchase a new journal at … Continue reading
My favorite hour in Scotland was when our friend Kate took us to a place called, simply, “Beach 3.” We walked the fifty meters from our cottage to the MacRaes’ house and then piled into their family’s minivan — along … Continue reading
My first “Photo of the Day” from this vacation, titled Llwybr Arfordir Cymru, may have actually come from my favorite hour in Wales. It was taken at the end of our first full day in the country. We were still … Continue reading
Elliot and Olivia are using disposable cameras to capture one photo from each day of our family’s vacation. And I’ve decided that I’d like to do something similar here — since I don’t have enough reliable access to the internet … Continue reading