Month: August 2008

Conquering fear of heights

August 19, 2008 | 6 comments

Do heights ever make you uncomfortable? They do me, at times. I’ve never been fond of looking over the edge of a super deep canyon, or riding in a gondola car that takes one to atmospheric heights. I’ll do it,

What castle do you live in?

August 18, 2008 | 2 comments

Today our bus stopped in front of the Chillon Castle, just outside of Montreaux, Switzerland. When I looked over the precipice to see the bottom of the massive structure and I saw water all the way around the base, I

The sound of music

August 17, 2008 | 3 comments

While driving a scenic route through part of the Alps today, we stopped at a viewpoint to take in the majesty of the mountains around us. While our eyes feasted on snowcapped Mount Blanc in the distance, our ears were

How to get there

August 16, 2008 | No comments yet

  Learning to live life in Spirit seems like the old joke about the person who asked the New York policeman how to get to Carnegie Hall — “practice, practice, practice”……..  

Off to Switzerland

August 15, 2008 | 2 comments

“Why Switzerland?” a number of our friends asked us when we told them we were travelling there this month. My wife told them, “I’ve always wanted to see the Alps.” And I told them, “My wife has always wanted to