“World School” has begun … and a shout-out to S, who is a rock star...

L’Eglise Paroissial de Beynac et Cazenac was constructed on the side of a limestone cliff in the thirteenth century to serve as a castle’s chapel. Parishioners entered through a wooden door in the transect. Turning left – east – they approached the altar. Turning right, they...

shout out to Tucker Gaskins who is turning 10 today.

Within hours of arriving in southern France, I was on my hands and knees in the bathroom of our country home … cleaning up a toilet overflow. S was interpreting labels on French cleaning bottles and handing me paper towels. The boys were in a...

Sure, Usain Bolt is awesome. But this is awesomer … our entry in the Synchronized Sock Dancing Olympic competition:

As we left the Brittany region of France this morning, we said goodbye to our new friends Rebecca and David. You will find them in the dictionary under Generosity. We are grateful to have been in their company and under their roof! They graced us with an early morning serenade of a French...

So ALL the sunflowers in these endless fields are facing the sun. Lots of wonderful lessons to be drawn from that … especially during a quick stop during our long drive south to Dordogne. (On the iPod: Coldplay’s “Charlie...

Please join us for a few minutes of sounds from a nearby village market this morning. We go from chickens for sale (E noted that baby ducks and baby chickens cost less Euros than collared shirts), to a cheese maker who named her goats, to a flower lady with an infectious laugh, to W buying a...

I have a collection of extraordinarily wise friends. You are probably one of them. I hope someday to be able to distill wisdom myself, but for now I am content to garner it from them — and attempt to apply it to my own life. In preparation for our trip, my wise friends calmed my...

A great solution to a constant...

Happy 72 years to the man who charted my balding...

I breathe more easily knowing that –though scenery, food, tempers (and temperature!), and resting place all change — our anchor remains the same. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. – Hebrews...

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...

We all know God is everywhere but I really saw Him whale-watching in Husavik. (You can view a great video here.) The whales were amazing like God but way less powerful and amazing than Him. God made them amazing just how He made everything beyond good. God does...

Today we went to the Eiffel Tower!!!!  We climbed the stairs all the  way to the top!!  My feet were killing me when we got to the top!!  It was a pretty nice view when we got to the top!  You can see it in H’s post HERE!  I know I finish my  sentences with top!!! alot!  We...

Today we went to the Eiffel Tower.We took the stairs to the first floor and then to the second floor. Then we hopped on an elevator and rode to the very top. here is a picture of us at the...

  I can hear the bells of Notre Dame off the red velvet walls of our hotel room. There is a cello luthier down the block. Also nearby is an architect who sells cardboard chairs that can both smarten a room and hold up a grown man. Art and artistry oozes from every rue in this city. So I...

A video goodbye to Iceland. So grateful for what has happened over the last two...

We got Sven in Vik. He is a puffin and he is Iceland’s national bird. He has a son named BJ (he is also a puffin, but is smaller and is on a keychain). I sleep with Sven in my sleeping bad. Sven can’t exactly fly, but he can beat everybody in a staring contest — even if they...

Just a shout out to the Gaskins family w will be safehile they depart for a cross-country trip!! Hope y’all will be safe!!!

The thing that suprised me the most suprising thin gin Iceland was that it never got dark!  When ever we went to sleep it still looked exactly like it did during the day!!  It was so weird!!  It just suprised...

I was surprised a lot during the time in Iceland. One time I was surprised was when we went whale watching. I was surprised how close the whales got.I was also amazed. I was amazed how beautiful Iceland was.

70 years for a good sleeper!

Please listen along as the guide from the boat Gardar explains how to look for whales on the...