by Natalie Ogbourne | Jun 28, 2013 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
A few months ago, Emily at Chatting at the Sky wrote a post about what she had learned during the previous month. Her list was filled with the serious and the lighthearted and it made me wonder what, if anything, I was learning. By the end of the day, I had my own...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Jun 18, 2013 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
On a lovely day, when our family was driving from one place to another, we detoured through a state park. It was a good day for a hike, so we got out of the car and onto the trail. It began atop a meadowy ridge where we walked together until the trail turned downward....
by Natalie Ogbourne | Jun 5, 2013 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
My brother and I were just a little finicky when we were young. We didn’t like oatmeal. We hated onions. We loathed sandwiches. And what is typical lunch fare for a family at a national park picnic area between hikes? Sandwiches. Eventually, we grew out of it and now...
by Natalie Ogbourne | May 15, 2013 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims, of course. Of all the cards I have received in my life, you would think I would remember one more profound. No. I remember this. A silly joke that comes to mind more often than seems right does...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Apr 25, 2013 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress no matter how slow. ~ Plato At nine o’clock one year ago tonight, my Dad inched his way through our door, upper body resting heavily on a walker, toes laboring to do the work that his missing...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Apr 17, 2013 | Lessons from Yellowstone, Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
It could be anything – a soccer game, a wedding – and if it is to be held outdoors, the weather becomes a plot driving character in the day’s story. Like the girl from the nursery rhyme, when it’s good, it is really, really good, but when it’s bad? It might not be...