LuAnn and I identify ourselves as pilgrims. As such, we have made a study of pilgrims and pilgrim journeys, both modern and ancient. We recently learned about some of the earliest examples of pilgrims; the Irish Peregrini. Those radically devoted souls would board their boats, without sails or oars or rudders, and trust God to take …
So It Is With Us
In the ever-expanding world of blogs and bloggers, posting something new only once a year is not the recommended frequency for success. Yet, here it is. It’s January as I write these words and my last post was in February of 2018. The one before that was March of 2017. Hey, wait. That’s once every …
Take Another Lap
Dear Friends and Family, Greetings from the road and God bless you all... Over the past two and a half years, LuAnn’s and my journey has brought us, in a kind of circular pattern, from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic, from the northern tip of Minnesota to the Southern tip of Texas, from Canada …
Farrah Jaye Dykema
Farrah Jaye Dykema has fully emerged into this world and into our hearts. It's a happy day for our family—a day of new life and redemption. The miracle of Farrah’s birth is like a light dawning after a very long night. Thanks be to God. She’s perfect.
The Assurance of Uncertainty
Nine months ago LuAnn and I pulled out of Holland, Michigan to begin a Great Adventure and a Grand Quest. Today, we pulled back in. Is it just me or does time have a way of collapsing on itself and disappearing as if it never happened? Why are memories such allusive things? Why can’t we …
Laying Low in Mexico
Forgoing my customary apology for the infrequency of my posting, I will simply say, “LuAnn and I made it to Mexico.” I’m writing this in a wonderful little coffee shop in Ensenada. We are staying in the small village of El Porvenir in the Guadalupe Valley, about an hour’s drive northeast of Ensenada. We arrived …
Too Tired to Write
As much as I wish my ancestors would have left journals and memoirs to chronicle their lives, I suspect, by the day’s end, after toiling in the fields and barns, there was little time or energy left for careful evaluation or inspirational reflection. As much as I thought I would have that kind of time …
Great Intentions
I sure hope good intentions count for something. I know that “our desire to please God does in fact please him” (Thomas Merton) so I suspect my desire to do and be all the good things I long for also find a soft spot in God’s heart. I am sorry to say that my intentions …
Starting Over With Nothing Left to Lose
Being back in California has been emotional. We lived here for twenty years. All our children were born here. We have wonderful memories of what life gave us here yet every day reminds us of what we have lost. Our journey has not been without its challenges, setbacks, and breakdowns but, for the most part, …
The Journey Continues
We said goodbye to our home (the house we called our home in Holland, Michigan) on Friday, December 4, 2015. After "bunking in" with some generous friends, we left Michigan in early June for a Great Adventure and a Grand Quest. As I write this (now mid-October), we have been on the road for four months. …
Mike Sollom 