Perhaps you remember the classic Danish film, Babette’s Feast. It was set on the cold, wet coast of Denmark in the 1800s. A French cook comes to be a servant in the house of an austere Lutheran minister and his family. For dinner in Copenhagen on Sunday night we signed up with a program called […]
Where Everyone Looks Familiar
This week I am cruising the Baltic Sea with my friend and former colleague, the indomitable Amy Young (and a few others). We set sail on Monday from Copenhagen, Denmark, after meeting up in baggage claim at the airport and then exploring the city for the weekend. Copenhagen is a beautiful city with historic architecture, […]
The Berlin Wall
This morning I ran across this interesting article about a previously undiscovered section of the Berlin Wall that was recently found by locals out on a walking tour. Here’s how CNN reported it: The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. But it seems that its story still hasn’t been fully told. A previously unknown section […]
A Rocky Mountain Fourth
One of the traditions at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park Colorado is a Fourth of July Parade. Participants in the parade are campers, visitors, and various staff departments of the Camp and Conference Center. I absolutely love this slice of American life — people organizing themselves to dress up in silly costumes […]
A Norwegian Church in South Dakota
On our meandering trip across the prairie to Colorado over the past few days, we made a stop in Rapid City, South Dakota to see the Stavkirke Chapel in the Hills, a traditional Norwegian church. Here’s how it is described on the website: Nestled at the foot of the Black Hills, on the western edge […]
Driving Miss Gracie
It’s summertime, which means it’s time for another road trip. This week we are Driving Miss Gracie to Estes Park, CO for a 75th anniversary reunion of World Venture, the mission agency that my parents served with in Pakistan. Not only that, her father was one of the founders as well. We are taking our sweet […]
