Throughout history, people have gathered around fires for warmth, safety, community and a host of practical reasons. Living in the snowy and cold northeast, fires are an essential part of life. When we first moved up here and felt God calling us to settle in for a while, we knew we were going to need…

My flight to Chicago years ago was delayed but we finally got in the air. Eventually, we arrived above the airport and started doing circles. There were thunderstorms passing through the area below and we couldn’t land safely. We were in a holding pattern playing ring-around-the-rosie with about 10 other planes full of equally frustrated…

There are 5 national holidays in France during the month of May. In theory, that means lots of long weekends and days to explore. However, most of our days are still spent going about normal life, gardening and fixing things around the house. Last weekend we had an absolutely gorgeous day, so we decided to take…

With a Frenchman hot on my tail, I approach yet another traffic circle and flip my left turn signal on even though I am about to make an obvious right turn into the multi-lane whirlwind of traffic already whipping around inside. I successfully get in the circle and make my way towards the exit on…