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Posted on May 11, 2019
October 8, 2018 – Willow Creek, California
I must be up early. Nobody is in the kitchen yet this morning except myself and Nehem. We greet each other as I make some coffee and set up my computer in an attempt to be productive while …
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Posted on August 19, 2016
April 12, 2016 – Helena, Montana
One month isn’t long enough. Or maybe it’s too long. As we sit around the living room, I realize that I could see myself getting attached to this family very easily. My hosts’ son is a man that …
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Posted on August 9, 2016
April 3, 2016 – Helena, Montana
Has it been a year and a half…? My father would be ashamed. I’m thinking about anything other than the lyrics on the projector screen. Anything to shield my ears. Nice church, though. New. Welcoming. My new hosts …
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Posted on May 10, 2016
October 18, 2015 – Finland, Minnesota
“Watch out for that rock right there.” It must be midnight or later, and I’m walking through the woods behind Steven and Damean (my host’s “neighbor”). Without lights. The complete opposite environment that we just left – a …
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Posted on February 5, 2016
July 2, 2015 – Crosslake, Minnesota
Better the devil you know… …or is it? I’m fully enthralled in conversation between Dallin, Kaia, and myself. We’ve taken a slight break from a lazy afternoon boating on the surrounding lakes. Cocktails flowing, we get into a …
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