A lull is a temporary suspension of activity. A lull is a fleeting, fickle, and tenuous gift. The last week of December, before the New Year, is a time where we often feel a lack of activity as …
Gifts The World Gave Us That You Can Receive Today
Breathing dreams like air - F. Scott FitzgeraldMore than five years as a nomadic family completely shifted our holidays to the gift of experience. We traveled with only what we could fit in one …
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Who’s in Your Village?
We are in between villages. Some might call it lost, and certainly it feels that way at times, but we like to call it discovery. One definition of discover is to “make known or visible.” When we …
One Simple Way to Create Momentum in Your Day
I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. – John Muir Momentum is described as the property of a moving body that …
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The Annual Neighborhood Bullfight – A Window Into Portuguese Culture
Let's all go to the country fair, there's blossoms and ribbons and hope in the air. -Unknown “You should all go to Olé Olé Alfeizerão this week. It is just over the hill and it is an interesting …
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The Holiest of Weeks in Portugal
It was Sunday afternoon and the sun was shining. We were sitting on our porch enjoying the plentiful rays in Portugal when I heard a faint, sad song. As the volume increased, we realized the music was …
