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Chapter 2: A Sojourner’s Compromise: School Abroad A Life Altering Change Of Course ”After they had gone, Joseph had another dream. An angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Get up now and flee to Egypt. Take Mary and the little child and stay there until I tell you to leave, for HerodContinue reading “The Holzhof Enchantment Book One Exerpt”

We would prepare brunch on Wednesdays and had to sit in the corner and not be seen until the meeting was over. The janitors would do a play by play narration of all that was going on. They’d saw “now watch this rich old white woman do this” and amazingly she’d do whatever they predicted.Continue reading “The Holzhof Enchantment Except from Book One”

Boundaries Explored “I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.” ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Ultimately I was very fortunate that the lawContinue reading “The Holzhof Emchantment Book One Exerpt”

colors of the Burger King building and listened. Eventually I was asked if I would be willing to say the salvation prayer, I was out of it and totally chill by this point and would have gone along with pretty much anything asked of me so I agreed to say the sinners prayer. Almost immediatelyContinue reading “The Holzhof Enchantment Book One Excerpt”

I was blissfully unaware and distinctly ignorant about what a narc is. So like a sore thumb I turned into a space case and drew attention and one day between class I was approached by a guy who asked me specifically if I wanted to buy some tabs of acid, I’d never seen him beforeContinue reading “Holzhof Enchantment Book One Excerpt”

an honorary member but never fully a part of them, the closest way it felt like would be being Keanu Reeves in Point Break, he was just a little too clean cut and not relaxed to fully fit in and become accepted by the surfers. I wasn’t able to skate, didn’t do drugs and wasn’tContinue reading “Holzhof Enchantment Book One Excerpt”

Looking back I consider it a cultural form of mass Predictive Programming to get the American culture comfortable with always carrying recording devices such as smartphones regardless of where they went. Looking back I consider it a cultural form of mass Predictive Programming to get the American culture comfortable with always carrying recording devices suchContinue reading “Holzhof Enchantment Book One Excerpt”

As a teenager, I was endowed with gobs of perseverance. I mowed lawns, washed cars and RVs, had a maintenance job at a large church building, worked at Chick-Fil-A, participated in a church youth program every Wednesday night, and did Taekwondo. My daily schedule and routine were so full that there was times I wouldContinue reading “The Holzhof Enchantment Book One Excerpt”

The Holzhof realitY: Dedication Originally the title of this book was going to be Rediscovering Perseverance, but I am open to suggestion adamant about not going so niche that I’m trapped with being typecast as a motivational speaker. I consider myself to be a disciple of christ and cannot in good conscience dedicate this bookContinue reading “The Holzhof Emchamtment Book One Dedication”