This morning I thought I would have a few hours before the rains came that are scheduled for all day but at the end of the morning pup walk I felt the sprinkles start to fall faster. We made in just in time before it started fully raining steadily and it hasn’t let up at…
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Courtney McHill has been in ministry for over 10 years and is travelling the world in search of pilgrimage and new life. What is it to be theological in different spaces? What are we searching for? What will we find about God, our world and ourselves?
Remants of a few bits of lockdown week 34 – 25 days until wedding
It has been HOT around here at the end of the week and over the weekend. We have basically tried to stay indoors and run the fans directly over us. Luna and Push have been sleeping with tongues out most of the time as they try to stay cool. Pushkin is usually flat against the…
Wedding planning in a pandemic
Exactly one month from today I get to marry an incredible human. Here she is: As you can tell, she is pretty hilarious and awesome. She is adventurous and grounding for me. She is understanding with a huge heart. Her sarcasm is on point and she balances me out well. I could go on and…
Another Tuesday (would be lockdown week 33 and still kind of is but also not…)
Gardening, wedding planning and pups….this has been my life in the past week as I watch things open and open, both exciting and overwhelming at times. The world is opening up in ways that is making me think about how we will all process what we have collectively experienced and yet the touches of summer…
Not really lockdown anymore week 32
This week has been a busy week around here! Now that things are opening more and more, we can actually plan a bit of a wedding for our little celebration in 39 day from today! We booked a spot to host about 20 people after our ceremony. We talked to a caterer about food and…
A second dose!
Yesterday I hopped in Sebastian’s car (papa to the kiddo I nanny) to head back to Blankenburg for my second dose of vaccine. The journey there was less epic than my train rides before but still three hours of travel. I hopped out of the car in the village, walked into the doctor’s office and…
Back to lockdown lite….week 31
On Friday we went to a restaurant…in Berlin! It was the first time in almost 8 months that we could and it was allowed and we did it. We made the reservation (you have to have a reservation) and we got our negative tests earlier in the day (you have to have a negative test…
A most significant day….
Today it feels like Spring but not even on the verge of summer. We are back from Serbia fully and both at work on our computers with different things. We are 51 days away from our wedding and trying to figure that all out. Our pups are exhausted still from their adventures while we were…
Week 30 – Lockdown but less of it…finally….hopefully…
Last night we flew home to Berlin from Belgrade, Serbia. We had a last coffee outside (which is similar to Turkish coffee there) and walked around the lake in the city with Ana’s mom before getting to the airport to make our way home. We were both ready to come home to our pups and…
Berlinaversary and Pentecost! All in one day!
Three years ago today I stood in the Portland airport with a few very packed bags and a lot of uncertainty and a ticket to Berlin to move to where my love lived. We had been dating for a year 9 time zones apart and it was time to move to the same location. We…
Living in Violet 