World Traveler

The stamps in my passport are few and far between – although much closer to few than far between – but this does not mean I am not an experienced traveler.  On the contrary: I have traveled this world and the world of years past.

I read.  And books can take you to worlds you would never otherwise visit.

I have another home on the island of Guernsey (England), complete with dear old friends I have shared the laughter and tears of life with and battled the aftermath of WWII.  They even invited me into their elusive Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – an honor not held by many.

I have been to the east coast many times, chasing after love, or rather, following the love of others with Nicholas Sparks.  I have been to Cape Hatteras lighthouse, and I have watched the swan in the pond with Noah.

I have spent several years in Skary, Indiana, befriending Boo and hoping Ainsley does not actually become the next Martha Stewart.  But thank goodness they caught the two-headed snake, or I would not have been able to sleep a wink.

I have been to Australia with Jay and Allie.  Unfortunately, I was not able to fix their broken-down vehicle in the desert, but an airplane did swing by to help before Allie had to drink water out of a frog after failing to catch a kangaroo.

I have visited the Wild West, and I must admit I fell in love with Brady Stoner, a gravy-loving cowboy.  Sadly, he met a perfume-loving book editor, so I did not stand a chance.

I have been to Africa with the lovely Katie Davis, where she followed God’s command to care for the orphans and widows.  I watched as she took in lost children as her own; I giggled with her little girls and cringed at the hardships they had to endure.

Currently, I have been spending some time in New York with Almanzo Wilder, who will someday meet Laura, whom I spent some time with in the Big Woods.  I have also been sporadically spending time in China with the Arrington family: they moved to China to immerse themselves in another culture, teaching English while learning Chinese.

Who knows where the next book will lead…