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When the Bills Came Due I burst out sobbing in the bedroom. Not the kitchen where I'd opened the correspondence. I couldn't stay there. Couldn't let my husband see what his inattentiveness had just cost us—how easily he'd blown through money I'd fought for, stretched for, hours of meal planning and cooking and trying so damn hard to make it work. I froze mid-breath. Turned. Right. And half-collapsed on the bed, my head hanging heavily between weakening arms. My hands pressing hard into my lap. My breath fragmented as anger boiled my blood, pumping all the precious hormones to get me up and running again. And as I was gathering my strength...
Camino de Santiago: Day 8 – When Stillness Becomes the Path
Unexpected Pause on the Camino Frances Today, I am writing from the same place as yesterday—a hotel room in Logroño. This was not the original plan. Yesterday, I barely managed to walk those few kilometers from Los Arcos to Sansol before my body...
In the Footsteps of the Heel-Holder: Finding Saint James on the Camino
A personal reflection from the pilgrim's path Today, I lie in a hotel bed with fever, my walking pilgrimage temporarily paused. Yet somehow, in this enforced stillness, I feel closer than ever to the saint whose path I follow. The physical Camino...
Day 7 on the Camino: When the Journey Calls for Rest
Los Arcos to Logroño - A day of listening to my body's wisdom Today marked my seventh day on the Camino de Santiago, a day unlike any other on this pilgrimage. Not for its beauty or challenge, but for the humbling lesson it offered about honoring...
The Pilgrim Heart: Strangers Walking Homeward
Discovering Our True Journey In walking the Camino de Santiago, I've been reflecting on what it truly means to be a pilgrim. Along the ancient stones of The Way, where countless feet have worn smooth paths through centuries, it’s impossible not...
Walking the Camino: Day 6 – Estella to Los Arcos (21 km)
A Morning of Mindful Beginnings I woke naturally at 5:15, before my alarm, but embraced a new approach today: not rushing. I remembered Lizzie, a colleague with whom I worked in a nursing home in Bray, who never hurried yet always finished on time....
Walking the Camino: Day 5 – Puente la Reina to Estella
Early Morning Struggles and the Pilgrim's Call to Transcendence I woke before my alarm today, at quarter past five, my body somehow knowing the journey ahead demanded these early stolen moments. Despite what should have been the best sleep in a...
A Pilgrim’s Progress: Day 4 on the Camino – Pamplona to Puente la Reina
From Dawn's First Light to Detours: Pamplona to Zariquiegui The fourth day of my Camino journey led me from Pamplona to Puente la Reina, a day marked by detours, reflections, and an unexpected encounter with grace upon the Mountain of Forgiveness....
Day 3 on the Camino: From Zubiri to Pamplona
Restless Beginnings There's something deeply humbling about walking a path that millions have trodden before. As I make my way through the third day of my Camino journey, I'm reminded that some pilgrims wait decades to experience what I'm...
Walking the Camino: Day 2 – From Roncesvalles to Zubiri
The darkness surprised me as I set out at 6:10 this morning, a stark contrast to my June Camino of 2019 when the early hours were already bathed in light. Thankful for the small lamp affixed to my backpack, I found my way forward through the...
Camino de Santiago Day 1: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles – A Pilgrim’s Journey
First Day on the Camino Frances: Crossing the Pyrenees The Scent of the Camino: Memories Reawakened What struck me in the morning was that familiar scent—the fragrance of aloe vera mingling with sulfurous earth, exhaling both perseverance and...
Return to the Way: First Day in Saint Jean Pied de Port
The Pilgrim Returns: Beginning the Camino Francés Again The Camino begins again, though in truth, it never really ended. Today I stand in Saint Jean Pied de Port, the traditional starting point of the Camino Francés, with the Pyrenees rising...
Camino de Santiago 2025: Finding Freedom on the French Way (Camino Francés)
Walking Unbound They say the Camino begins the moment you close your door behind you, not when you reach Saint-Jean-Pied-du-Port. So my pilgrimage started with a flight from Olsztyn Mazury Airport to London Stansted. Tonight I'm resting at the...