A Journey Worth Taking

I’VE BEEN ON a journey. And what a journey it has been!

It’s been long, for one thing. And challenging. And full of unexpected twists and turns. It’s taken me to places I never expected to visit. It’s led to discoveries, to growth, to moments of joy. And goodness, but also to moments of frustration, doubt and anxiety.

And when I started, I didn’t even realize it was a journey. I just wanted to write a book!

Heading for village and a re-supply, Germany, January 1998.

The journey began, in one se...