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Get the right gear for the right climate and save yourself money and dignity

If it doesn’t fit, you’re screwed If you are traveling to a different country in a different climate, you want to make sure you take the right kind of gear. If you’re hiking, get hiking boots. If it’s cold, take a jacket that will work. But remember that you still have to pack everything. And…

Buried Beneath | Red

Finally breaking, so where are you now It’s been such a long time That I’ve tried to live without I’m suffocating, I need you to breathe So reach down and pull me up, pull me up Before I am buried beneath

A day at the zoo with Hoochild

The Hoochild is not impressed

I got to spend Saturday with this beautiful, brilliant, adorable almost-2-year-old girl (the toddler …. not the tiger)! Hoochild and her awesome mama and I got to wander around Wichita all day long, and then we went to church together. Best Day Ever. I loved being at the Zoo with this kid. It’s so cool…

Just couldn’t get enough tea and biscuits

I love traveling. My family has always been about going places and doing things and seeing things and learning things. When we were kids, we’d drive all over the place. We went camping and hiking and sightseeing and picture-taking all over the place, and so as an adult, I guess it’s not surprising that I…

5 things you’ll see out my office window

My office is on the second floor of my house, and it’s not climate controlled, as I explained when I was describing it in a post a little while back. What I’ve learned about having a writing lair, it’s just as important to pay attention to what’s outside your office as it is with what’s…

Soul on Fire | Third Day

God, I’m running for Your heart I’m running for Your heart Till I am a soul on fire Lord, I’m longing for Your ways I’m waiting for the day When I am a soul on fire Till I am a soul on fire

Blooming apricots at Safe Haven Farm

Spring has sprung at Safe Haven Farm, and the apricot trees are blooming! … Or at least they were when I snapped this photo. Since then we’ve had major wind and hail, so the blossoms are all gone. But the part of the blossom that becomes fruit is still hanging on, so we may end…

Holy Spirit | Francesca Battistelli

Holy Spirit, You are welcome here Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for To be overcome by Your presence, Lord  

New faces out on the farm

Introducing Sarge! The latest tenant at Safe Haven Farm. Some friends of a friend sent two new cats to live with us here, and let me tell you–Sarge is pretty much hilarious. He practically throws himself down at your feet for attention. Crazy cat. He’s a cuddler too. And a yowler, if you couldn’t tell…