Silent to Spoken: The Way

Eighteen letters. One each morning between now and the day I leave for Spain. Camino history, a real scripture study, and a question I have to answer honestly before I can ask you to. You do not need a plane ticket for any of it.

1. Letter One

   Why Pilgrims Walk

   Every journey begins with a reason.

2. Letter Two

   St. James, Leaving to Follow

   Every calling begins with a surrender.

3. Letter Three

   Choosing Your Way

   God does not always give you the easy road. He gives you the right one.

4. Letter Four

   Joy Is Allowed

   Grief and joy can live in the same room.

5. Letter Five

   The Pilgrim Shell

   The well I keep returning to.

6. Letter Six

   Walking With Others

   We were never meant to walk alone.

7. Letter Seven

   Yellow Arrows

   You do not need the whole path. You need the next mark.

8. Letter Eight

   Rest Days

   Have I slowed down enough to experience rest?

9. Letter Nine

   What Am I Doing Here?

   Burnout, midlife, and the question God asked Elijah twice.

10. Letter Ten

    The Camino Will Provide

    Today's bread, tomorrow's worry, and learning to live one day at a time.

11. Letter Eleven

    Packing Light

    When the backpack gets heavy, sometimes we need to set it down.

12. Letter Twelve

    How to Reset a Hard Day

    Reset. Restart. As many times as you need.

13. Letter Thirteen

    Estrangement Grief Has No Funeral

    The glitter that keeps showing up.

14. Letter Fourteen

    Starting Over in Midlife

    A Camino adventure when home changes and so do you.

15. Letter Fifteen Coming

    The Stone You Carry

    You were never meant to arrive with it.

16. Letter Sixteen Coming

    Finishing Well

    How you finish says more than how fast you went.

17. Letter Seventeen Coming

    Santiago

    Arriving is not the same as being finished.

18. Letter Eighteen Coming

    Sent Home

    The Camino does not end in Santiago.