Originally published September 8, 2015 Ordinary life continues here on the side of the mountain as we continue to adjust to a new...

Originally published September 6, 2015 We live on a mountain road, a windy, twisty, switchback road that is actually a 2-lane highway...

Originally published September 4, 2015 Michael and Isabel are finding their places here. Michael has a spot in the library on the 3rd...

Originally published September 2, 2015 I am so glad we were spared having to watch the entirety of the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on...

Originally published August 28, 2015 So we've all finished the first real week of our new life in Sewanee. Therefore, if anyone is in...

Originally published August 27, 2015 There are bugs everywhere here. Ok, I feel like there are bugs everywhere. Why more so than in...

Originally published August 24, 2015 I had to look that word up on dictionary.com. Seriously. I went to the University of South Carolina....

Originally published August 22, 2015 Today I was triumphant! I returned to the trail of terror with my family, on a partly cloudy day,...

Originally published August 19, 2015 There are 10,000 acres in the Sewanee domain, on which the University of the South is located. Most...

Originally published August 18, 2015 I gotta check my longitude and latitude, because I swear we moved to Sewanee and not Seattle. Did I...

Originally published August 17, 2015 One of the most important things to me in this earthly life is food. I mean, it's important to all...

Originally published August 15, 2015 The journey is long and the destination is surprising. I have never had a zip code in my address...

Originally published August 7, 2016 Michael had a mid-life crisis right after his divorce. To deal with his crisis, he did as many men...

Originally Published July 18, 2018 On our third date Michael informed me he would have to go to seminary. So I knew what I was getting...

Originally published July 3, 2016 Our tornado of a summer continues. Plans change by the minute. People disappoint. Words sting. Patience...

Originally published June 27, 2017 Why is it the smell of freshly cut grass always takes us back to our childhood? Because our dads MADE...

Originally published May 23, 2017 I have felt the crushing weight of sorrow on my chest for the past couple of weeks here in Sewanee....

Originally published April 25, 2018 I tried to direct the flow of water recently. I can't seem to direct anything else in my life -...

Originally published April 17, 2017 In the Episcopal church and some other liturgical churches, it is common to "give up" things for...

Originally published 4/15/16 It's 3 a.m. and I have been awoken again by all the worries of the day. Why doesn't Isabel want to go to...