When I first heard the word apostille, I thought it was some sort of delicate European pastry. But with our planned move to Portugal, we’ve become intimately acquainted with the term. And have conquered our fear of it.
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Finding Your Voice: The Church Helped Me Find Mine
It was winter 2009. Not a dark and stormy night, but a bright Saturday morning. At a meeting of the Northeast Georgia Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), I spoke in favor of allowing openly gay people to hold leadership positions in the church. I was terrified.
A Slippery Slope: The NYT Spelling Bee Game
Wordle? Great. Connections? No problem. Of all the New York Times’ daily puzzles, it’s the Spelling Bee game that threatens to ruin my life.
Seven Things to Love about Alicante
During our weeks in Alicante, Spain, we discovered many simple pleasures … pleasures that we miss now that we’re home. Here is a highly subjective list of the best of the best.
Big News from the Beach
We’ve made some decisions this past week. Our new video tells all.
A Sunday Lunch in Alicante
We’ve made amazing friends during our three weeks so far in Alicante. At a traditional lunch with them this past Sunday, Ted and I felt we had fully arrived in Spain. Here are a few videos from that day.
Life in Spain: A Chicken of a Different Color
It’s different over here in Spain. And the difference isn’t so much a list of things you can tick off alphabetically as it is a cozy metaphorical comforter that envelops you, reminding you that life doesn’t have to be as painful and frenetic as it is back home.
The Spanish Sun Came Out!
Our day trip up the Mediterranean coast of Spain from Alicante to seaside Calpe began with clouds and wind and temps in the low 50s. But then everything changed.
Vlog #2: A Sunny Day in Spain
A gorgeous morning enticed us to hike to Alicante’s top tourist attraction, the medieval fortress Castillo de Santa Barbara, perched 160 meters above the city and the sea. Our short video tells more.
The Censor Machine Hits Home
Meta took down one of my Facebook posts last night, saying it “violated community standards.” The post, with a link to a video of Ted and me cooking in our kitchen in Spain, featured a still shot of Ted with one hand on my shoulder.
Mike Coleman 