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2020 Holiday Letter
Well, 2020 was a unique year, wasn’t it? Things didn’t exactly go as planned—for any of us. The beginning of 2021 hasn’t been any different for us and ours, in that regard. Here we are, a third of the way into the new year. How did that happen? When 2020 began, we had just touched down in Puerto Rico. We were nearing the end of our month-long Caribbean region adventure (all flights free, courtesy…
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2020 Holiday Letter
Well, 2020 was a unique year, wasn’t it? Things didn’t exactly go as planned—for any of us. The beginning of 2021 hasn’t been any different for us and ours, in that regard. Here we are, a third of the way into the new year. How did that happen? When 2020 began, we had just touched down in Puerto Rico. We were nearing the end of our month-long Caribbean region adventure (all flights free, courtesy…
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2017 Holiday Letter
Happy Holidays from Minnesota!
When the clock struck midnight on December 31st, 2016, and the sky in Loja, Ecuador exploded into color as we ate our 12 grapes (representing a coming year of prosperity), I had no way of knowing what a range of emotions we would experience in 2017—from grief we couldn’t imagine to excitement about all the possibilities of life.
We had flown to Ecuador on a…
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A Woman Pursues Ecuadorian Residency in Loja
A Woman Pursues Ecuadorian Residency in Loja
When I found out we would be returning to Loja (unexpectedly, see 2016 Holiday Letter), I downloaded The Visa Chase and Other Fun Stories of Ecuador, by Diana Cevallos to my Kindle. Diana is an expat from the United States who has been living in Ecuador since 2011 and in Loja since 2012. She spent the first few years trying to obtain Ecuadorian residency visas for herself and her son. I had…
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2016 Holiday Letter
Dear Readers, Friends, and Loved Ones,
Happy Holidays from Loja, Ecuador! When I wrote the first draft of this holiday letter, less than two weeks ago, I had no idea that a few days later I’d be on a flight to South America! Let me back up to the beginning of the year and fill you in on how we got here.
We started out the year in Dickinson, North Dakota. Keith worked 12 hours per day, 7 days…
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Making Meaning From Your Past - A Toastmasters Speech
Making Meaning From Your Past – A Toastmasters Speech
Below is the transcript of a basic speech I put together for Toastmasters several months ago. I plan to expand this speech and mix it up with some other stories and tell it wherever people are interested in hearing it! If you know of any podcasts or radio shows or audiences who might enjoy an expanded version of this speech, definitely let me know. I’d like to do a lot more speaking and…
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The Metal Skeleton in Mexico
The Metal Skeleton in Mexico
What follows is a story from my childhood. The brief background: when my sister and I were six and eight years old, our mother kidnapped us (at our request) to protect us from our abusive father, who had won custody of us. We lived as fugitives for seven years. Five of those years were in Mexico. This story took place during our time in Mexico.
May 1990 – Pátzcuaro, Mexico
“Hey, what’s that?” I…
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Earthbag House Update: Work in 2016
Earthbag House Update: Work in 2016
We’re long overdue for an earthbag house update! In today’s post, I’ll give an overview of what Keith has been working on this year. In upcoming posts, I’ll dive into more detail about each aspect of the project.
Last winter, Keith had a job up in North Dakota. While he worked up there, Lee (Keith’s dad) made arrangements for roofers to come and put the roof on, since the earthbag walls were…
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10 Ways My Husband Shows That He Loves Me
10 Ways My Husband Shows That He Loves Me
Keith and I celebrated two anniversaries this past week.
Seven years ago this week, Keith and I started dating after a very fun weekend hiking and camping at Zion National Park.
Keith and me at Zion National Park, the weekend we started dating.
Six years ago this week, Keith surprised me at the summit of Mount Yale (after a long hike through the snow), and asked me to marry him!
He set up his…
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The Research Behind Our Story
The Research Behind Our Story
If you’re my age or older, you might remember a time during the 1980s when the pictures of missing children appeared on the sides of milk cartons. I remember sitting at the kitchen table and asking about those pictures and feeling very apprehensive that a scary stranger might try to kidnap me.
Not long after that, my picture was one of those on the milk cartons. Who knows—if you ever bought milk…
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Where Are My Children? A Story Eerily Like Ours
Where Are My Children? A Story Eerily Like Ours
Are you looking forward to the release of Seven Years Running? If you enjoy these types of books, I have a recommendation for you.
A couple of months ago, I read a book called Where are My Children? by Cassie Kimbrough. My mom read it recently, too. We have been talking about all the similarities with our own kidnapping story! (more…)
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Behind the Scenes of 7YR: Our Book Writing Tools
Behind the Scenes of 7YR: Our Book Writing Tools
It takes a lot of dedication to write a book. It’s a major undertaking! Co-authoring a book has its advantages, but also adds a new layer of complexity, especially when the co-authors live far apart, as my mom and I do. Are you curious about how we’re doing it?
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the writing tools my mom and I are using to co-write our book, Seven Years Running. (more…)
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