It almost feels like a slight miracle, sitting out here on the 2nd floor back porch of the Carriage House room #4 at the Fairville Inn. It’s a quarter until eight on a Sunday morning, the cicadas are chirruping like nobody’s business and there’s a pretty view overlooking a manicured garden, with denser creeping vines [...]
Yes, please. Any guesses as to which day corresponds to the upcoming wedding? Oh, baby…
Ok, so weddingwire with its countdown (aka. freak out) calendar says it’s five days away. 5. Fiiiive. Less than six. You get the idea. And Sarah and I have been running around like task hounds, borne on the helpful wings of our parents, siblings and much supporting prayer. One of our big steps? Getting the [...]
There’s something about the sequence of a weekend with a day tacked on, the preceding Friday or the following Monday, that just opens up a whole other world of possibility. So sure, that might make for getting to those errands you’ve never quite gotten to, an extra morning to sleep in or the chance to [...]
Pass on the word! Here’s an email I recently received about an opportunity to learn more about the federal Department of Education and topics related to education policy. Hello, Fellows! Below you will find invitation to participate in the Summer Seminar Series for teachers that I queried you about a few weeks ago. The purpose [...]
From Wedding to Moving In
How about that for a great sequence of events? There’s something I really like about maintaining that tradition–getting married and then moving in together. I’ve been looking forward to it for a while. It feels like the right next step towards a steady integration of two lives. Why rush that, right? It’s the same sentiment [...]