Ruminations and reflections from a twenty-first century Mennonite. Thursday, July 21, 2016. I recently listened to an audio book and was impressed by the increased amount of expression the author was able to provide through the medium of speaking instead of writing. I thought it would be fun to try something new. If you would like to hear this piece read as audio, please click here. Would you look at that tree? Details, details, details, he asked.

The adventures we seek, big or small, help to define who we will become. My name is Julie, and this fall I will leave my country for the first time to study abroad in Europe. This is a blog about the discoveries I make along the way.

My husband and I married in 1989, and we have four really great children. For many years, I was a stay at home mom who homeschooled all four children. Now the children are in schools, I am discovering who I am and what I am about. What more is there to say? View my complete profile. Friday, January 18, 2008. Today, I was helping out a bit. Around 9AM, I went to the rest room.

People would fall out over that irrelevant detail.

Author and bookstore owner Ann Patchett likes to say.