How do you recall journeys you have taken? One of my children remembers them by the places and the foods eaten. He will say something like “that’s where we ate at…” and name the


On a trip to Yosemite National Park with my family, I booked us one of the rustic canvas tent cabins (what was I thinking) in Curry Village in the center of the park. The


I was pregnant for a second time. My husband and I had decided, with our daughter at 18 months old, that we were experts at parenting a baby. We now knew what we were


My ski instructor put me to the test. As we stood at the top of the steep double black diamond ski run, he said “Rachel, you go first, you choose which way to go.”


Only myself and another man sat in the waiting room at the orthodontist’s office. I watched for the dental clinician to appear, call my name, and take me through for my appointment. Instead, the


I said to my husband, while feeling bothered, “if God wants me to do this, then he has to make it very clear to everyone else!” And God did make it clear to other


It’s so nice to receive a message from someone you haven’t heard from or seen for a long time. “Just thinking of you,” or something similar. Not only is it a nice surprise. You


When I go on a journey I want assurance, especially if a trip has not gone well previously. I check and double check how long it will take me to get to the airport


Moving to another country is not easy. I can attest to that. Even when God says “go” it’s not always easy. With an airport cart piled high with suitcases and boxes and a six-week old


In our home, when it’s been raining or stormy and the sun peeps out from among the clouds, someone will always be on the lookout for a rainbow. Perhaps our British roots lead to