Bereaved and Blessed

My London Semester Journal I: Saturday, January 6, 1996

September 18, 2018

Saturday, 1-6-96 1:37 AM Broughton/Chester, Wales 7:37 PM Evanston (1-5-96) Talk about expectations… I don’t know what I quite imagined my first night on my home stay to be like, but it sure wasn’t like this! ☺︎ After my 5 hr. bus ride here to Wales, during which I mostly slept, I arrived w/ the other […]

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Today You Are Nine

September 17, 2018

Dear Abigail Grace, What to say to you… It’s September 17th again! Your 9th Birthday! How exciting is that?! You’ve been asking for days what time you could wake up this morning, since you wanted to get the celebration going as early as possible… In part because you wanted to be sure there would be […]

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My London Semester Journal I: Friday, January 5, 1996

September 15, 2018

Friday, 1-5-96 5:50 PM London 11:50 AM E-Town I am writing this from a coach (a comfy bus). Myself and over 20 other ISA students are headed for our family stays in Chester, England. By bus, Chester is about 5 hrs. NW of London. Chester is rather near Liverpool where Graham Reed, from camp this […]

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My London Semester Journal I: Thursday, January 4, 1996

September 12, 2018

Thursday, 1-4-96 12:26 AM London 6:26 PM E-Town (1-3-96) Another LONG day… But I am beginning to adjust more easily and feel more confident about my decision to study here… I got up this morning at 7:30 AM. I felt a bit more sane after catching up on some sleep! Lori got up then too. […]

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Gatekeeping (14th Edition)

September 10, 2018

How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the fourteenth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. It’s been well over a year since we last did some Gatekeeping here. In recent years I’ve been surprised by how much […]

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My London Semester Journal I: Tuesday, January 2, 1996

September 9, 2018

Tuesday, 1-2-96 2:00 AM E-Town 8:00 AM London Well, its 2 AM/8 AM and I just ate breakfast! It’s gonna be long day… Though I’ve rested, I haven’t really slept, so I believe I will be experiencing a great deal of jet lag! The stewards and stewardesses have been great! In addition to wine & […]