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Our Trip to the Holy Land (The Last Part)
“This next week is going to go so fast,” Pastor Dudley said as we sat on the steps in Caesarea that first day. My mom and I were still in disbelief that we were actually, physically in Israel, and I was reeling from the long travel day and the complete upending of my normal routine.… Continue reading
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Our Trip to the Holy Land (Part 4)
Saturday April 22nd On Saturday morning, I pulled the curtains back in our room so we could see our last sunrise on the Sea of Galilee. Our bags were packed, and we were due in the lobby by 7:00am so the bus could be loaded, and we could get on the road. We were heading… Continue reading
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Our Trip to the Holy Land (Part 3)
Thursday April 20th I had some anxiety leading up to Day 4 as there were two words on the itinerary that, to me personally, can often sound like a threat: boat ride. Leading up to the trip, my mom bought two large packs of Dramamine, and we took them every morning like multivitamins. For Day… Continue reading
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Our Trip to the Holy Land (Part 2)
Wednesday April 19th It would be wrong to call it “a blink” since in reality it was a grueling 20 hours of travel, but in the grand scheme of things, after leaving my front door on Monday, suddenly, in a blink, my mom and I were sitting across the table from one another, having breakfast… Continue reading
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Our Trip to the Holy Land (Part 1)
Tuesday April 25th “As you eat, why don’t you find out a little bit more about how each of you ended up on this trip,” said Pastor Dudley. The patio, previously quiet, began to bustle in conversation. Spoons scooped into the appetizers in the center of each table, and dishes were passed counterclockwise. At my… Continue reading
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A Golden Gate Birthday (Part 2)
Saturday October 1, 2022 On Saturday we woke up with a renewed determination to see the bridge. We’d been given advice: 11:00am – 2:00pm. That was the window. The no Karl window. So we took our time getting ready, popped into a café for a quick coffee and a pastry, then walked with new resolve… Continue reading
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A Golden Gate Birthday (Part 1)
When I was in 8th grade, I went on a class trip to San Francisco. I remember eating Ghirardelli chocolate, I remember getting a migraine on the bus, I remember listening to Hoobastank in the hotel room that I shared with four other girls, and I remember the fog. En route to Seattle a few… Continue reading
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A Golden Birthday in Nashville (Part 2)
Monday March 21st, 2022 On Monday, the birthday-day!, our first stop was the Country Music Hall of Fame. We walked up and down aisles of country music history, recognizing some faces, and learning about others. My mom has always been a fan of country music, so it was fun to hear songs that she’d played… Continue reading
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A Golden Birthday in Nashville (Part 1)
About three years ago my cousin Tanner told me and my family that he wanted to celebrate his twenty first birthday in Nashville, Tennessee. Funnily enough, we were in Paris at the time, waiting for the clock to strike ten so that the Eiffel Tower—which we took to calling “Eif”—would light up. Our group… Continue reading
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Our Epic October Trip (Part 3: North Carolina)
On Thursday we were prepping for our third and final state hop—until our flight home of course—but we (intentionally) did not have an early flight. So, we took the morning slow, said goodbye to the DreamMore Resort sorrowfully, and then visited this Dolly Parton statue in Sevierville before sitting down at the local Cracker Barrel… Continue reading
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