How many of you saw that crazy ending to the Vikings-Seahawks football game on Sunday? For those who did, I’m[…]
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A Day Above the Clouds (from a Duluth woman in Ecuador)
WELCOME to the first of a series of travel stories sent in from friends and readers of The Periphery. For 2016[…]
Read moreIn 2016 I Want to Feature Your Travel Story
I met one woman from Duluth who now lives in Ecuador. I met a husband and wife in Fargo whose work had[…]
Read moreReflecting on 2015, Excited About 2016
Fun Fact: In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced some modifications to the existing calendar in Europe. Today, the[…]
Read moreHappy New Year! (and Chinese New Year)
This is the fourth and final in a series about celebrating the holidays in China. The following excerpt is taken[…]
Read moreAnti-gun Activists are Making the Same Mistake as Anti-abortion Activists
Both groups want what’s best: reduced abortions, fewer gun deaths. But they want it so bad, they make a tactical[…]
Read moreHolidays in China 3: Christmas
The following excerpt is taken from my book, Life Learned Abroad: Lessons on Humanity from China. *** When I moved[…]
Read moreHolidays in China 2: Thanksgiving Meal With a Chinese Family
Okay, so the Chinese don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. But they did express gratitude often, and one evening while living there in[…]
Read moreBeyond the Surface: The Realm of the Heart
Last week I received a hand-written letter from a friend. She wrote of her struggles opening up to people. She[…]
Read moreHolidays in China part 1: Our School Halloween Celebration
This is first of four posts about how I spent the holidays when living in China 2010-2011. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New[…]
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