Seven Tips for Community Membership
Living in a world of ancient church buildings, pubs, and winding village streets makes the perfect backdrop for considering community...
Sep 26, 2022
The One on Medical Freedom
“I have never thought, for my part, that man's freedom consists in his being able to do whatever he wills, but that he should not, by any...
Feb 15, 2022
On Feeling at Home
It was 2015 and I was feelin’...at home. The rhythms and waves of Guam suited me, they had become a part of me. From beachy hair and...
Jul 1, 2021
Pottery and the Gifts We Cherish by Melanie Goggans
Growing up in Slovakia from age 9-18, I can remember looking for Christmas presents for my siblings each year and my dad encouraging us...
Jun 5, 2021
Our Rota de Las Flores Adventure
I’m a big fan of understated beauty. Sure, loud and glossy can be fun, but quiet and natural beauty holds the most magic for me,...
Feb 10, 2019
Reflection: A Year Since Guam
A year, or has it been five? I remember the giant boxes and our dearest of dears who stood with us in line at the airport. There were no...
Nov 16, 2016
Daily Lovelies
I saw a dolphin flip the other day. It was not one from SeaWorld–just a wild, playful thing off the shore of Sullivan’s Island here in...
Jul 25, 2016
Kaleidoscope: Tribute to Guam
Irony and camera lenses tend to grip me these days. I am learning that sometimes the clearest way to see something is when that something...
May 11, 2016
Missing Guam
It happens nearly every night as I lay my head on the pillow. Images of our Guam kiddos, images of our sweet boonie dog, and thoughts of...
Jan 17, 2016
Moving to the Mainland: Advent and the Blahs
There’s a lot going on right now–wars and rumors of wars, not to mention the churning in my gut and the straining of my nerves. Our...
Dec 3, 2015
A Letter to Guam upon Leaving
Dear Guam, I am not the white girl who came and left. Please stop saying so; it is simply not true. Well, I am “white,” whatever that...
Oct 30, 2015
Fields of Salt Water and Oceans of Corn
An ocean of prairie grass billows and the wagon sways like a ship, heavy with hope. Those brave pioneers crossed miles and miles to claim...
Aug 2, 2015
Multicultural Manners: The Art of Kindness on Guam
When I was a teenager, I came across a 1st edition of Emily Post’s Etiquette. Being a lover of old books, I glanced through it and was...
Nov 23, 2014
The Midwest: The Old World of My Heart
“That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great.” ~My Ántonia Lately I have been reading My Ántonia by Willa...
Nov 6, 2014
