Lying to yourself

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. I have a lot of principles, values, and priorities that I like to tell myself I live by.  Things like honesty, loving others, being a good listener, integrity, authenticity, etc.  Many of which are[…]

Just do it

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. Nike got it right with “just do it” – I think the most effective way of learning (once given some proper guidance and with good caring mentorship) is to “just do it”.  With the proper support,[…]

Always more

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. I was just listening to “stop and stare” by OneRepublic, it’s the first time I’ve really listened to it closely. The line that catches my attention is “You start to wonder why you’re here[…]

Being comfortable in my own skin

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. One would hope that after being on this planet for nearly 30 years I would be comfortable being myself… but for whatever reasons stupid insecurities still creep up, and it drives me fricken crazy.[…]

A new name?

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. After yesterday’s little post about small talk, I think I might change the name of this blog… while “Living as a foreigner” has obvious meaning… well obvious to the Bible peeps… it doesn’t really[…]

This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. On the train back to Krakòw, had a fantastic time in Wrocław! http://twitpic.com/zp89j # Well, it's currently -5 degrees F (-20 C), thankfully we are warm in our flat, earlier was another story (being[…]

This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. So far we've only found one radio station in Krakòw which plays something other than dance or techno music. # At a mall catching a little WiFi. http://twitpic.com/yxjf3 # Goodnight, dobranoc, from Krakòw. Full[…]

This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. Bye bye Seattle! Finally on our way home! # Just finished reading "a thousand splendid suns" – a must read! An amazingly moving story! Now what to read for next week's plane trip? #[…]

This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. The end of vacation… # Working remotely in Seattle this week, then New Years in Seattle – fun! # It's snowing in Portland, notta here in Seattle. # It's very hard to work when[…]

How Many Kings in Studio

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. This caught my eye while browsing my blog/news subscriptions today and so I thought I’d share it: Click here for the original and full post Read all of my Google Reader shared items Donate[…]

This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. On our way, there are still some surprises! # On the train! Amtrak isn't so bad, quite relaxing, next stop is ours! Food is good, albeit a little spendy. # Having fun, little blurry.[…]

A real post, for real

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. So I have no idea who even reads this on any regular basis… apparently there are still about 43 people subscribed to the feed… so someone cares Now, what do I have to say[…]

This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. Actually I'm wearing black underwear, thanks. # 1 week until the surprise is in full swing! # Oh, goodness, so tired I just tweeted what should have been a text message to my boss…[…]

This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. Desperate for someone to watch Emma tonight, 4:30 to 9:00… while we are at our Small Group Christmas Party # The beginning another week, start it off well, fall to your knees and hear[…]

A Counter-Cultural Quiet

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. This caught my eye while browsing my blog/news subscriptions today and so I thought I’d share it: For some people, the Advent season on the church calendar is one of the most anticipated times[…]

This past week’s summary

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. So far so good, still have escaped hearing "Christmas in the northwest" … 26 more days of avoidance. # Oh so glad to be home! Even if it means cleaning up cat puke… #[…]

I Was Wrong About Church Buildings

Travis wrote the following on his blog, Living as a foreigner . To comment and read his original post Click here. This caught my eye while browsing my blog/news subscriptions today and so I thought I’d share it: If you had asked me eight years ago what I thought about church buildings, I would have[…]