So.Many.Hills. We arrived in Lisbon early Friday morning, stopped in at the baggage claims office to request delivery whenever our luggage arrived, had a freshly baked gourmet pastry at the airport, and then caught the metro to Santa Appollonia, the station closest to our Air B&B. Walking up into the bright sunshine and fresh sea-salted…
Author: Angela
Christian. Wife. Bonus mom.
Angela and The Ashleys’ European Vacation- Part One
The Ashleys and I have been together in Portugal since Friday. How many crazy things could have happened in that short amount of time? Let’s begin. Obviously, our flight was delayed. So long, in fact, we missed our connecting flight in Boston and they had to rebook us on a different airline that was leaving…
Oh The Places I Won’t Go
Scene: AshWat and I, conversing over gourmet Ramen in a little noodle place on the corner of Lombardy and Main AshWat: “Let’s do a Spanish immersion program!” Me: “That sounds fun! Where?” AshWat: “There are three locations but I’m definitely leaning towards Peru.” Me: “Thanks, but no thanks. I hate Peru.” AshCap (choking on FooDog…
Psalmthing to Believe In
God’s presence is real, and he showed up yesterday in a very tangible way. Out of respect for a friend I won’t mention specifics but I had suspected for weeks someone close to me was struggling, but they wouldn’t admit it and I couldn’t prove it. I prayed early yesterday morning for God to allow…
Struggle Buses and Cat Pee
Note to self: Wine Tour Party Buses are not your friend. Happy Birthday, Ashley! Moving on. Do you ever have times where your life motto could be “If it ain’t broke it will be tomorrow”? I just came back in from attempting to mow the lawn. I filled the little gas tank, revved the engine,…
“Those” People
“Those” people. That particular group that just grinds your gears. The ones that you just don’t (and don’t want to) understand. Somewhere along the way, “those people” lost your respect and your compassion. You can’t see things from their side, because they are obviously beyond understanding. You’re just too different. Who are “those people” that…
Hangry
We’ve all been there. Hunger so intense that we passed irritable six miles back. Stomach-growling, sweat-beading, all-encompassing need. If we don’t eat soon someone will die. There is a word for this catastrophic state of emergency: Hangry. This, my friends, was our sermon topic yesterday morning. When we get hangry, we will reach for the…
Stop The Violence
I was in tears at the gym today. It’s not because I did a twelve hour shift yesterday (Apparently Portugal costs money and no one has yet volunteered to pay for my ticket). I was tired but functional. It’s because I was watching CNN’s coverage of the shootings in Dallas. It’s because the reason they…
I have “the block”, so I’m going to play guitar and leave your with this picture, instead. Tomorrow, something worthwhile. More or less. Ang
Wok U, Charles Duhigg
Wanna read the most boring book on the planet? Check out Charles Duhigg’s “The Power of Habit”. I’m making it a point to learn as much as I can by reading books on wide-ranges of topic, but six hours in, waiting for “the good part”, the only thing this snooze-maker has taught me is that…
Living Well 