This was a strange, lonely Christmas for our family. We’ve been traveling for a little more than four months now…
Kate KooymanDecember 26, 2019
“Blessed are the grateful” was a phrase that was used in the church I visited this week, and it made…
Kate KooymanDecember 5, 2019
It’s really hard to concentrate on anything except these impeachment hearings, but I’ll offer this bit of good news: apparently…
Kate KooymanNovember 21, 2019
There are trees in the Olympic Peninsula whose roots are suspended in the air -- like the tree is standing…
Kate KooymanOctober 10, 2019
My kids caught an obscene number of tadpoles this week. The fattest tadpoles I have ever seen. They look like…
Kate KooymanSeptember 26, 2019
In Canada, I noticed that when I said “thank you” to someone, they most often responded by saying, “No worries.” …
Kate KooymanSeptember 12, 2019
For my kids, the highlight of our National Parks experience so far has been the 45-minute educational talk that happens…
Kate KooymanAugust 29, 2019
This morning there was a frog in my shower. I was at a campground in Northern Michigan, and the little…
Kate KooymanAugust 15, 2019
Today, my family and I will attend the world’s most charming 4th of July parade, an 80-year tradition which happens…
Kate KooymanJuly 4, 2019
