walking

Walking into the New Year

This Christmas, the Spouse and I very nearly swapped copies of the same book. Robert MacFarlane has recently published the third book in what he calls a “loose trilogy about landscape and the human heart,” and it seemed like a logical and lovely addition to our library.

Walking Weekend

I spent last weekend away from my family. I left the Spouse and the kids at home and headed north in my hiking boots. When I told people at church that I was going, the response was twofold: “Without the kids?” and “Good for you!” And often both responses delivered one after the other.