day 5. wild.

so far, i haven’t been posting my daily photos for april’s belovelive photo a day journey. i plan on doing…

gettin’ our party on in april.

march’s journey is complete. we have traveled from darkness to light. literally, here in sweden. the time changed last night,…

april is for living!

hey lovelies! well, it’s only a week and some days before we rip down another page on our calendars and…

the halfway mark. 31 day photo journey.

can it be true? are we halfway there? have we turned the corner in our 31 day photo journey? why,…

standing in the the doorway of no regrets.

everything feels a little different now. i guess it’s because the secret is out. and everything is real. really real….

it’s monday, peeps. and here’s today’s mission.

harness all your energy. breathe in all the positive. believe in yourself. and be fiercely you. y  e  a  h….

i’m rested and i’m ready.

it’s been a long time. too long. i have neglected my “from death to peace” story for many reasons. lack…

time flies when you’re having fun.

a lot has been going on. a lot of good stuff. too much to write about or photograph here &…

gettin’ down to business. belovelive is on facebook!

it’s time to get serious. and i have some pretty serious dreams. as i said before, it feels like 2013…

you know what saturday’s are for? they’re for dancing!

ok. i just had to. i known that there are things that go viral on the internet. some are real,…

conversations about the open road of adventure.

there are a lot of really great & interesting people where i work. and they come in all shapes, sizes,…

lucky number 13.

a clean slate. a fresh start. new adventures waiting in the wings. opportunities for travel. and a chance once again…

one little comment is all it takes.

i got a comment the other day from the mezz which touched me deeply. and i’ve been thinking alot about…

even gray is beautiful.

“Even as a child, she had preferred night to day, had enjoyed sitting out in the yard after sunset, under…

get out of the boat.

summer 2007 denmark: the plane touched down. five excited, never-been-to-europe-before university students, a fellow minister, and i found our way…

fly away, little bird. fly away.

may 2007 i knew change was coming. i knew that getting on a plane and heading to scandinavia would, once…

monday’s message.

hello, world! it’s a gray, cozy monday here in the northern land of sweden. i’m thinking that we haven’t seen…

the simple things.

seasons pass. times change. and fall reminds us of the cycle of life. october and november are often thought of…

today is my ex-pat birthday.

it’s the scary choices that end up being the most worthwhile.    ~ melissa joy kong two years ago today,…

the village on the canal.

söderköping (south borough) is a cute, little village about 30 minutes from where i live (norrköping-north borough) that lies on…

tragedy & beauty.

i could be angry. but i choose to channel that anger into passion. i could live in fear. but i…

helloooo, july.

happy first of july to all you wonderful people out there. in sweden, the sun is shining, the air is…