Mindful

Suby, reading by iPad light in our tent, read “one more poem” tonight before bed: ”Mindful” by Mary Oliver. It’s a poem she and I have shared from time to time. Every day I see or hear something that more or less   kills me with delight, that leaves me like...

Walking through D-Da...

We toured Omaha Beach today and, in our own way, tried to understand what happened there in June of 1944. In preparation for today’s walk, we’ve been listening to Stephen Ambrose read portions of his book “D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II.” This excerpt...

The Sad Part

  S has been reading a chapter of “Adam of the Road” to the boys each night before bed. She read an additional chapter this morning at the beginning of our “rest” day inside the tent. The story took a tough turn when something happened to Bayard, the warrior horse prized by Adam...