Along Right Paths

how my life verse found me My whole world came crashing down around me in October of 2001.  Life as I knew it came to an end.  I of course knew there were grave problems.  I had no idea how grave.  Until November 9.  When the Himalayan-sized mountain of evidence was presented to me IContinue reading “Along Right Paths”

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Winds of the Himalaya -Part 15a

Out of the Mouths of Babes Abbie warming up by the kitchen stove. Ilam tea gardens At 11:45 pm on December 16 a team of teens, young adults, a couple of older ladies, and five-year-old Abbie boarded a flight out of Kenai, Alaska for the first leg of our journey to the tiny Himalayan kingdomContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya -Part 15a”

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Echoes and Reflections

Reflections in my mindof the echoes in my heart,memories of a life livedin search of a Kingdompaint a mosaic menagerie,weave a tapestry of joy and pain and grace. From castles tall to shattered slums,children’s giggles to wails of anguish,through desert and valley to mountain summit,rain forest to high Himalayan peakI’m seeking in the creation’s eyesreflectionsContinue reading “Echoes and Reflections”

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Monsoon Morning

Kolkata August 1, 2010 https://record.reverb.chat/embed/REKWUb3mV264RZ8xjQIf It was Sunday morning and I walked to the bus stop in the moody monsoon rain. I love rainy days. Thunderstorms amaze me with their power and majesty and pounding downpours, reminding me of the awesome power of our Omnipotent God. But that day’s kind of rain is my favorite,Continue reading “Monsoon Morning”

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Butter Tea with a Monk

It was a chilly Himalayan morning in Tatopani, a Himalayan village in northern Nepal on the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region. It was also one of the most meaningful days of my life. The humidity in the mountains drove the cold straight to the bone. Decked out in my trekking gear I sat withContinue reading “Butter Tea with a Monk”

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