Santa Barbara: How the West was Fun
Santa Barbara: How the West was Fun! When I posted a photo of Santa Barbara on my Facebook page, a friend...
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Balloons fly high in Myanmar
Going to a Fire Balloon Festival in a remote part of Myanmar (formerly Burma) made me grin from ear to ear....
Hip Hip Hooray! It’s a Parade, Myanmar style!
Hip Hip Hooray It’s a Parade When we were in the Inle Lake area of Myanmar, I asked our guide Min Min if he could...
Observing Shinbyu in Myanmar
I love to plan. Yep, make lists. Research. Read. Ask questions. Organize stuff. Prioritize. But sometimes the most...
Buddhist Monks in Myanmar: Living in an Economy of Generosity
Seeing the monks and nuns and novices in Myanmar was absolutely mesmerizing. Garbed in their traditional robes,...
Green for The Gray
By Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger Being a big believer in listening to those quiet whispers in your soul...
Pagodas in Myanmar. Here. There. Everywhere!
If you approached me at a party or coffee shop and casually asked what was the overriding impression of my recent...
Hill Country Highlights
I’m trying to pull together a theme for Ringing in the New Year in Texas post. We shared the holiday with...
Happy New Year
Note: I wrote this essay many years ago for the Grand Rapids Press guest editorial column and got lots of...