somewhere new, someplace safe: little big adventures

It's a tough thing: this settling down into the cushion of every day life after you've done big and brave things.  You're walking through that dreary snow-drift of wanting to do well in your simple life while trying to figure out what to do with the aftertaste of adventure. These days, adventure looks like learning [...]

somewhere new, someplace safe: a prayer of coming home

The seafaring pirate has found their treasure and conquered the seas to come back home. The wayfaring adventurer has discovered their lost lands and blazed the trails to come back home. It's over.  The adventure has wound down and now it's time to come home. I reflect on the words I wrote the day I [...]