For those of us who love to travel the world helping families in need of decent homes, OH HOW WE HAVE MISSED IT! The pandemic has been hard on us all, but perhaps no one has felt its detrimental effects more acutely than the world’s hard-working poor. Thanks to the reopening of The Fuller Center … Continue reading
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‘The World Is Waiting’ Travel PODCAST
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine of Hippo To all my fellow travelers, I created these 15 short but sweet episodes with you in mind. This is the travel podcast that I wanted to listen to but struggled to find. The episodes are … Continue reading
Introducing My Travel Podcast!
In the words of William Shakespeare, travelers “lend me your ears!” It’s been quite some time since we’ve hit the road together, but alas, I have news. I’m excited to announce that I’ve produced 15 episodes of a travel podcast on the One Village Many Voices podcast. Whoop whoop! I miss traveling as much as … Continue reading
Ancient Athens & Incomparable Islands | Greece
GREECE JUNE 2017 I began planning my Greek odyssey the same way I do all my trips, with a healthy dose of research (that and a confirmed reservation to a yoga retreat)! Internet blogs and websites, friends who’ve been and travel guides are my go-tos. Here’s a basic strategy for planning. ++++++++++ When you have … Continue reading
A Trip Around the World – From Dream to Reality
In just a few hours my two children and I will embark on a trip around the world. In the next seven weeks we will visit 8 countries (9 if you count Vatican City, as my son would tell you). As an intrepid traveler this is another in a long list of firsts for me. … Continue reading
Lights, History, Action!
LITITZ, PA I love myself a good road trip in early December! It’s the perfect time for me to get away from the hustle of the holiday season that I feel at home and relax and make merry with my loved ones. It doesn’t hurt that I can usually pick up a few one-of-a-kind stocking stuffers … Continue reading
Harpers Ferry, Wild, Wonderful, West Virginia!
So, there I was. All alone, wandering around a place I’d never been. My kind of heaven. So if West Virginia claims to be almost heaven well then sweet Jesus musta called me home! It’s not often I’m out exploring by myself with my camera and my notepad. Just talking to people. So when this opportunity came … Continue reading
Day 1: Albuquerque & Los Poblanos
Albuquerque by way of Las Vegas is like detox by way of a binge; it takes a while to come back to your baseline. Nearly 24 hours after landing at Sunport International Airport I feel like myself again. And I particularly like the self looking out over the Sandia Mountains in a small village in … Continue reading
24 Hours in Paradise
Welcome to the land of horse-drawn buggies, corn fields and cows, farm suppliers and silos, where references to Jesus as Lord and Savior abound – Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Inspired by an article on agrotourism, I booked our family of five for a night at family owned and operated Verdant View Farm in Paradise, PA. Who … Continue reading
My New Favorite Toast
I toasted to my guests last week with these words from Ben Franklin. We all raised our glasses and as I finished quoting the founding father everyone around the table erupted in laughter. “In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In water there is bacteria.” Fun for the entertainer and wisdom for … Continue reading