I’ve been living in this camper for five days now, and if you put a gun to my head, I’d have to say I’m having a pretty good time. It’s not the Four Seasons, of course. For starters, you have … Continue reading
Yesterday I took the children for a “Sunday Drive,” which is what I like to say when I’m driving around town in circles, hopelessly lost. And as I’m driving down this one particular street next to a lake with stately … Continue reading
One summer during college, I went on a retreat with my Catholic youth group. And not just any retreat, but a canoeing retreat. It took place at Canada’s stunningly beautiful Algonquin Provincial Park and I regretted it from the moment … Continue reading
It’s easy, when you live in the suburbs and drive around town in the relative safety of your mid-size SUV, to forget your smallness in relation to the Earth at-large. You start to feel confident that a seat belt, a … Continue reading
It was Lithuanian family camp, 2010. Heat? Check. Humidity? Check. Rain? Check. Mosquitoes? Check. Lice? Check. Short tempers? Check, check, check. And yet . . . Home cooked meals? Check. Childhood friends? Check. Lithuanian ballads? Check. Starry nights? Check. Cool … Continue reading
