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2014: my Christmas letter

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Saturday, December 20, 2014. Dear loved ones,. 2014 has been a year of faithfulness! I rang in the New Year with a new circle of family and friends, who will forever have a place in my heart. More than anywhere else this year I have seen God at work in their lives, from healing relationships to physical healing, from prayer and financial support to radical faithfulness. Their strength has taught me what it is to be strong. 2014 has been a year of travel! By the first week of January I was already off!

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2014: September 2014

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Sunday, September 28, 2014. In the three weeks that I've been in California, Randy and I have visited three very different churches. Small, medium, and large. With a simple organ and piano. With guitars and flashing lights and internationally recorded artists. One with its own campus. Another that rented a room for Sunday mornings. One with buckets, another with plates, and the third with purses to receive the offering. Where we knew lots of people. Where we knew no one at all. I don't know where Randy a...

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2014: October 2014

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014. I asked Tysen last night if she knew Randy and I were leaving today for California. "No. do you want to see my flashlight? Tessa said goodbye to me just like any other night. But cried when she hugged my dog. For the first time in months Kenzi didn't ask me to buy her sparkly boots for Christmas. (Which I've already done and wrapped.) But asked me to put gummy worms on her Amazon wish list instead. Even Kasen gave me a "Love you" and a hug. Monday, October 27, 2014. But I've be...

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2014: January 2014

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Friday, January 31, 2014. Journey, take 2. Carol, who does baking and crafting with my nieces once a week, pointed out to me that Tysen draws her stick people from the feet up. While my grandmother is a very gifted artist, I got the short end of that paintbrush. So I've been paying attention to Tysen's creative expression ever since, totally jealous and inspired by the way she grounds her people and builds them from the earth up. Thursday, January 30, 2014. Explore, take 2. I've been watching this explor...

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2014: a very Spanish Christmas

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Monday, December 29, 2014. A very Spanish Christmas. Randy and I shared an incredibly special first Christmas together! My sister-in-law Kari had the same idea, sending us mounted photos of our journey. And from these items we created an "inspiration wall" in our new home. Randy's mind was also on the Camino. 12 days before Christmas a box appeared on the island in our kitchen with a letter of the alphabet inside. And each day thereafter a new letter appeared. Clues to my Christmas present.

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2014: May 2014

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Friday, May 30, 2014. My nieces graduated from preschool yesterday. All of the kids were adorable, singing songs about ice cream and guacamole, receiving their diplomas, walking down the aisle to Pomp and Circumstance. But in the grand scheme of things it was just another day. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. My turtledoves hatched while I was in California. Aren't yet ready to leave the nest. This speaks to my own frustration. My longing to live into the next adventure. To explore more of the beauty, co...But l...

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2014: March 2014

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Monday, March 31, 2014. Day 26 – Rabe de las Calzadas to Hontanas – 18.5 km. Today we tackled the dreaded Meseta. Typically pilgrims deplore walking across the mesa because of the heat and barrenness of the land. Today, however, was a comfortable 50 degrees, with alternating breezes and showers, and lush green fields. Yet still I felt the isolation. Even with the dozen pilgrims I encountered on The Way. I long to be noticed. To make a difference, during this one life I have to live. You only have to walk...

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2014: Nutty Chicks

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Sunday, November 30, 2014. Almost 9 months ago, on our first day of walking across Spain together, Randy gave me this Nutty Chicks granola bar to have as my lunch. It was the best thing I have ever tasted. And not just because I was so ill-prepared for what turned out to be 2 days of walking through waist deep snow over and across and down the Pyrenees Mountains. It was huge," he said. But it soon became apparent that his wife felt more overwhelmed than excited. It's easy to hear this story and think the...

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2014: February 2014

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Friday, February 28, 2014. You're getting good at this," Kari said. I was holding back Kaylee's hair and propping her up while Kari held a "bucket" under her chin. Within seconds of Kaylee getting sick the first time the entire house had mobilized. Kari was making a sick bed on the couch, cleaning vomit out of the carpet, getting wet washcloths and buckets ready (she really is Superwoman! We were on round 3 or 4 of this when Kari told me I was getting good. Spain Or even what it will be like coming home.