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There is a place we love that is in danger. A place that means so much to our family’s heritage and our culture. Glen Eyrie castle and The Navigator headquarters are both in danger of being engulfed by the flames of the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs, CO. I have asked this community to…
Books are important to our family. So important that the small amount of air freight we brought to Burundi contained mostly books. Now that we live in Burundi, books feel like an absolute luxury. We have guesstimated that the nearest bookstore is probably at least a 5 hour drive and one border post away, in…
@ Amy ohh… thanks for the recommendation, can’t wait to look for it!
Thanks for sharing your favorites! I would have to agree with Sarah…Nigel Slater’s “tender” is just so lovely to hold, read, and ponder over. I need to get “ripe”…
Hope this finds you and your loved one’s doing well today. I thought of you all in my morning prayers.
Love you!
Mary
I’ve read all but “Life of the Beloved.” Great recs, Kristy. 
I love Animal Vegetable Miracle! I read it every spring, it’s so lovely and inspiring. If you want some more cookbooks for your list, I highly recommend Nigel Slater’s ‘Tender’ and ‘Ripe’. I am obsessed with them. Also the ‘Best Of Food Writing’ series is great! I’m going to have to check out all your other recommendations – thanks!
And now I’m going to have to read all of these. I can’t wait. I’m hoping maybe our library will carry them. When you get time – if you haven’t read Donald Miller’s A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, I cannot recommend it enough. LOVE LOVE and LOVE some more.
Here’s the deal. I have about a million and one hard drives that house a bah-zillion moments that I have had the privilege of photographing. It was starting to feel as if I had a house jam packed with photographs that were flowing out of packed closets Cartoon Network style. When really, they were just overflowing…
This is Benjamin. We met Benjamin along the side of a dirt road in Musema. He was picking coffee cherries from his trees, and our kids were climbing over a fallen tree nearby with some local kids. We had a minute, so we asked Benjamin a little bit about his life. Here’s what he had…
I really enjoyed this post! It was lovely to hear more about the farmer and to feel his passion and love for his coffee through your post. Nicely written- as always. Thank you!!! Love Bilbo xxx
Thanks Grandbaba 
Katrina. I know what you mean… it is sad… but that’s why we’re here… not that we’re saving the world or anything… just trying to help where we can!
Wow. I’ve also followed your blog for a while now. Thank you for sharing his story. It makes me feel sad. But thank you for sharing.
The family read the story by the fire thanks for sharing.
Hi! I’ve followed your blog for awhile now and I love that you’ve featured a farmer story!! And it turns out he sold his beans to a Fairtrade organization! I work for a Fairtrade partner in the Netherlands. I’d love to hear more about Fairtrade in Burundi and whether the farmers know a lot about this or not. Do you and coffee guy run across that a lot?
A year ago you were driving. And driving with a steely relentless passion. You were steering under a lunar eclipse. I was watching it too. From our little house with the big glass windows (I loved that little house, our first house.). On that night the frogs croaked while our great dane and our kids slept. I…
Love to you and C, Mthoko. You guys make the world a better place… especially to us!
Aw! Sisi I am move and touched by your love guys. Thank you for being an inspiration to us. I know things are not as always easy in a foreign country but you reminded me that most important thing is LOVE, no adventure or dreams should get in the way of love. I hope and pray that i show my wife the love she deserve in the midst of trying to make our dreams and passion a reality.
We love you guys and we miss you so much.
With love
Mthoko
by longmilescoffee
longmilescoffee - @Bruce, yes… it is amazing that the Glen has been spared. So very thankful! And magic? You are totally right. The Glen is pure magic. Thanks for connecting!
Bruce Phillips - My daughter worked for Navigators for several years on the Glen Eyrie property as a graphics designer and editor. My wife and I spent a wonderful marriage retreat weekend there and stayed in the castle. It is truly a magic place, infused with God’s spirit.
We have watched the fires with awe and horror – but it seems your prayer, and those of I’m sure thousands of others – have been answered. The Glen is safe.
I enjoyed you website. My God bless you in Burundi.
Bruce
longmilescoffee - You are totally right Mary, soooo many people’s livelihoods are in the path of this fire.
Mary - Prayers being said for this place and all who are in danger of losing their homes, barns, businesses and life, especially those hard working fire fighters.