BE - I too this photo at an outdoor book market in Paris. Through 2020, many have learned about being rather than doing as we've been in and out of quarantine, shutdowns, and lockdowns.  Exploring and adventure doesn't always mean traveling somewhere, join me as I blog and explore!

lauren's musings

Blogging + exploring

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Can you imagine having joy without sorrow? The reward without the toil? Celebrating a resurrection with no death? There’s something about walking through pain that allows deep-seated joy to reign supreme. In the midst of transitioning to a new life, new traditions are created, and holidays are often when those transitions are felt the most. […]

A year without Good Friday.

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On occasion I take a pilgrimage to the Szabadság Hid (Liberty Bridge). Tonight, on a rainy evening after a long week I went to quiet my soul, and gaze at both the flow of water and the flow of people. There are many beautiful bridges in Budapest, each with its unique flare.  While, many argue the chain […]

Today is the Day you fall in Love with Hungary

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“Trudge through, you will make it, I promise…” I’ll tell you it’s an honor to be in a a community of people that will stand beside you and say such words, but when you’re in the trenches, sometimes it seems to that you’re there alone.  The reality is I don’t always have the people standing immediately […]

Exploring the darkness…exposing the light.

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I want to publicly thank so many people that made the fundraising dessert and tea a smashing success and has really prepared the path for my journey to Hungary.  Without the love and support of those in attendance, those that were praying, and especially those that were the hands and feet of turning the refinery […]

Dessert or Tea anyone?

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Life certainly is an adventure. Steve Jobs is known for saying “stay hungry, stay foolish”. Well, that’s my story last night. I was in a Wawa writing on an envelope while my car sat at pump 10. In fact it had been at the pump for half an hour. If there was any way I […]

An Adventure in Souderton

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This picture says so much, while I’m front and center, the camera is not focused on me, it’s focused on the girls I have spent the past few years pouring into (and being encouraged by).  You see, even though I’m present, and the biggest one in this image, it’s not about me, it’s about those […]

Life is fun when the focus isn’t so clearly on ourselves.