by Natalie Ogbourne | Jan 7, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
During finals week of my sophomore year I noticed a two columned list, double-sided, on my college roommate’s desk. It was titled My Life From Now Until I Die. She had a lot to do. College is like that. So is life. In my first post here at Along This Road, after...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Oct 9, 2013 | Navigating Tough Terrain
A thud near my head stirred me from sleep. The stirring wasn’t difficult. I was on the ground. We were camping, tucked away in a tent that hadn’t been warmed by the sun since we last slept in it in the back yard seven summers before. We weren’t in the back yard that...
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 | 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...