Tag: plane

• Packing and Moving and Dreaming of Alaska

  Last week was spent with a whirlwind trip to Chicago to house-hunt (success!) and this week will be spent in a whirlwind of sorting and packing (two of my least favorite activities). All this to say, there hasn’t been, and may not be for a little while, time to reflect upon, write about, and share…

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  October 13, 2014

  Lost

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• The Flight

  The boy grasps his grandfather’s hand, calloused from years of hard work, and looks up, big brown eyes filled with wonder. He doesn’t look at his grandfather’s face, but beyond to the sky above, towards their shared dream and destiny. The soft purr of a motor from afar grows louder as the boy and his…

  gracefulwandering

  May 20, 2014

  Found

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