We’re home. It’s been a long day and I’ve been up for nearly 30 hours. It was the kind of day with 30 hours in it–I woke up in Zurich at 3 a.m., and now it’s bedtime in the Pacific Northwest. After many months of wandering, we are back where we started. And yet, one…
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A few months ago I stopped into an art exhibit that was happening in Kaysersberg. The title of the exhibit was “Dans Nos Rêves” or “In Our Dreams.” I liked the artwork because it was colorful and whimsical. I got to talking to an older man who was working at the exhibit. I asked him…
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I waited until today to take down our Christmas tree, because I heard that January 6th is the last day of the Christmas season in France. At the bakery they had a bunch of cakes with paper crowns on top, which I was tempted to try. (Everything at our village bakery is delicious.) But it’s…
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One of the greatest gifts of our time in France is that I was able to see my children in ways that I hadn’t seen them before. For many years, our family life has been built around ballroom dance. They were at the studio practicing, I was at the studio in various teaching and leadership…
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At the moment, my life is commotion and chaos. Have you ever thrown a rock into a pool of shallow, still water? Think of the instant the rock hits the water. Especially the few moments afterwards, when water shoots up and scatters. Below the surface, the sand and earth and bits of things get stirred…
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