Wherever our travels take us, the first place I seek is the local Farmers Market. There’s no better place to find the heartbeat of a community than in its markets. For my monthly column at the HomeAway Vacation Rental Living blog, I wrote a travel guide of my favorite 5 farmers markets. Deciding which markets to include was the hardest…
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31 Days: I Dare You!
Have you ever taken a dare? What about a double dog dare? Those are super hard to resist. What about a dare in the name of Jesus? To be honest, I’ve never thought of a dare in the name of Jesus. It makes me all squirmy. Like it might be sacrilegious or something. But, when I read these words by…
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31 Days: How to Cultivate a Heart for Hospitality
“If there is any concept worth restoring to its original depth and evocative potential, it is the concept of hospitality.” Henri Nouwen We’ve hit the middle mark of 31 Days of Outrageous Hospitality. So far, we’ve talked about excuses. Shared stories of what hospitality looks like to others. And, answered daily questions around the table about what outrageous hospitality means….
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Mountain Strong: Do Your Thing
We took the long way to Estes. Not by choice, but necessity. Both main routes, Highways 34 and 36, into Estes Park were washed out two weeks ago in the floods that ravaged the state of Colorado. We’ve boasted many times how easy it is to get to the YMCA of the Rockies from Denver. Just a quick drive and voila…
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