Christmas… I wonder what emotions that word brings up for you? Are you filled with joy? Tears? Wonder? Stress? Perhaps all four? One of the classic pictures of Christmas for me is people visiting each other, perhaps sharing cookies and a cup of hot chocolate. But in recent years, it seems this tradition has been largely …
It seems fitting I pick up this blog again while riding a train. All throughout my time in Europe, train time was my space, my rest, time to think, relax, just be. My best writing comes out of my be space. I loved it. Traveling by train is my favorite form of transportation and such …
Here is the second installment!
I am finally to the point I can start sharing pictures with everyone. Though I am still sorting through them, I have put the first week of the trip in a slide show for yours and my enjoyment. The other parts will be released in the coming days. Stay tuned…
I just want to let you all know more posts are coming about my time in Europe. I’ve just had other writing for Barclay Press and then the church report below that both had definite due dates and needed to be finished first. But more is coming!
Freedom Friends Church Traveling Minute Report Europe 2011 June 4, 2011 Dear Friends, There is a question from one of the pieces in Spirit Rising I often like to read aloud to an audience: “Why are we so quiet?” This question is similar to another question Quakers have asked for hundreds of years: “Why do …
It’s been a busy week! For some reason, I saved the busiest schedule for the last week I am here. Last Sunday I was in Chorley with Hetty and her family. After lunch, we took the train back down to London where I stayed the night with her before leaving in the early morning with a …
In the Corrie Ten Boom Museum in the Netherlands, I saw a picture in an upstairs hallway of Corrie standing on a road with a suitcase in hand and a smile on her face, the caption underneath reading, “Corrie, tramp for the Lord”. Corrie traveled extensively sharing her story of The Hiding Place with the …
While traveling throughout Europe, I have seen a great deal of art and religious art in particular. During medieval times and the Renaissance, most art was religious in nature and there are certainly a lot of religious sculptures and paintings in the churches and cathedrals. After examining all these extraordinary works from throughout the ages, …
Note: I wrote most of this last fall and then finished the story tonight. “Screeeeeech… screeeeech!” That is the noise of my frustration coming from somewhere around the front wheels of my car. “Grrrr” is the noise coming from me. Resisting the urge to pull over and exercise my kicking skills against the car, I turn into the parking …
