(These are all my photos...not stock photos...it really is this beautiful!) This Sabbatical, I set out with specific guideposts for Sabbath: Cease, Rest, Embrace, Feast. In my imaginary Sabbatical plan, one verb followed the other, and I do think that using this as a step-by-step formula can lead to some pretty incredible Sabbath keeping. However,… Continue reading “Wasting” a day with Ohana

It has been a busy few days on the Big Island and Oahu. I know what they say about slowing down in Hawaii, living Aloha, and being on Island time, but there is so much to see and do, that I couldn't help but pack as much as possible into each day. Every time we… Continue reading Big Island Feasting

In the 1990 movie, Joe vs. the Volcano, Joe Black was trapped in a sickeningly mundane life...a brutal, fluorescent soaked, 9-5 job, no passions, and a bad case of hypochondria. A diagnosis of an incurable "brain cloud" sends Joe on a trip to a far away island to fight a volcano and save the island… Continue reading Kim vs the Volcano

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a book reading by Alan Gurganus, a beloved North Carolina writer. He was reading from his newest book of novellas, Local Souls. In his 3 peice tweed suit and matching ball cap, his southern accent and deadpan humor pulled me into the story in an… Continue reading in defense of sabbath