This year we’re celebrating Christmas with our middle daughter in beautiful southern Chile. Since her apartment is small, both decorations and kitchen space will be limited. So, for the first time ever, I decided to pull back a bit myself. I haven’t unpacked much of my Christmas stuff nor spent hours baking this December. But…
Is there anyone—even amid the winter doldrums—who doesn’t love ice cream? On an eighth-grade statistics chart, I filled in “ice cream” under FAVORITE FOOD. Today I’d probably write “pizza”—but both point east over the Andes to Argentina’s population of Italian immigrants. Little did I know back in junior high days. My husband and I have…
Can I make it around the world in 80 tins? I’m still unpacking, and the only thing I know for sure is that today the traveling tins will take me home to Chile again. After a lengthy stop in Canada, I usually cross either the St. John or St. Croix rivers into the State of…
Although during nearly 40 years as a missionary I’ve visited 12 American countries, I’ve only once traveled outside the Western Hemisphere. A trip around the world—or at least to a few places on the other side of the globe—definitely has a spot near the top of my Bucket List. Along the way in my travels,…