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March 28, 2018
It has been a while since we updated you about our adventures here in Oxford, city of Dreaming Spires. In short, we are completely and utterly happy here. We feel at home in this old city full of beauty and history. The longer I am here, the more I am convinced that you can make any place feel like home as long as you give it a chance. Being here makes you want to speak like the locals…you want to...
February 21, 2018
I’m tired of being tired. I’m exhausted and I’ve been exhausted for years. This isn’t a tale of woes, nor is it a tale of mistakes. It is just a tale…a true one at that. It is not meant to discourage or even encourage. It is just a telling…it is our story. So grab a cup of coffee or tea or a good ale or cider and settle in…this is going to be a long one. For the past 11+...
July 19, 2017
So in May, Wes and I went on a two week trip through Europe. This wasn’t a vacation, but a work trip. We are working on a project that explores how people maintain hope in the midst of great adversity. The focus of this trip in particular was to meet with Holocaust survivors, and to visit several former concentration camps. The meetings with survivors fell through, unfortunately, but we had the honor of visiting 7 different concentration camps. It was a...