by Natalie Ogbourne | Nov 13, 2013 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
“Come look at the sky–before it’s gone.” It was my dad. He was hard at work outdoors last weekend, building a wall with my husband and son. As usual, he had his eye on the sky and when he saw that the evening’s sunset was worth sharing, he did. My youngest walked...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Oct 24, 2013 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
The Canyon Area is an outpost of civilization near the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone boasting two stores, a post office, Visitor Education Center, hotel, gas station and campground. A slow drive down a wooded lane leads campers away from commotion and commerce into...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Oct 1, 2013 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Calling my husband’s family a water-sport loving family is like calling the arctic North, chilly. They’re hardcore. He grew up on skis. He also grew up clinging to his dad’s shoulders as his dad perched on a chair which was balanced precariously on a plywood disk (the...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Sep 27, 2013 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Today I’ll be linking up with Emily at Chatting at the Sky, sharing what we’ve learned over the past month, specifically what I learned during twenty-eight days on the road. Eight of those days I spent with my dad and the rest with my husband and children. Dad and I...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Sep 23, 2013 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
If the road you walk this week narrows, if life rises around you and you find yourself in over your head, may you know that you are not alone. The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Sep 3, 2013 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
My children are all in various stages of learning to wakeboard, a sport which uses the wake, that trail of water disturbed by the passage of the boat as it moves over the surface. They wakeboard because my husband comes from a water sport loving family. They’re a...