Anchors and Coffee

Anchors and Coffee

If we’re not careful and intentional, us dreamers and explorers can become disconnected, like a boat adrift, forever chasing dreams. If we are going to steer our lives in the ways we want them to go, we need to know what those ways are, right? Anchors can help. And while anchors can be nearly anything… a favorite meal, a wise saying, family, even a completely committed to idea… I believe that memories make great anchors. They keep us on track because they give us something to look back on and hold onto, a firm place to stand, and solid ground…
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About the Base Camp Journal

About the Base Camp Journal

Welcome to The Base Camp Journal! It’s an honor to have you. We believe that people have a natural urge to explore - this constant pull to discover what’s around the next bend or over the next rise. At the same time, we crave roots - the utterly familiar where we rest, recover, dream, and plan… in an atmosphere of well-being, acceptance, and grace… where we are known and loved, without requirement or condition, free of stress, worry, and anxiety. There are so many people who are opting out of the rat race every day, and who, like us, are…
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The next step

The next step

Our first conversations when we met included the possibility of adopting. We were both drawn to the idea and assumed the potential from the beginning. But the path was hazy. And then the time came for us. Like sweet tidings carried upon the morning breeze were our minds swept up with a dream of a different kind of family We met with a few couples who had traveled the adoption trail before us. The goal was information and advice. Everyone had a story. Some were stories of great gladness. Others told of unimaginable sorrow. But each story started with a…
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