A Sojourning Wayfinder

A few weeks ago, I had a brilliant idea. What if instead of making just regular chocolate chip cookies, I added cinnamon? I asked a friend what she thought and she liked the idea.  I sat on the idea longer than I probably should have because at the time, my friends and I were going to Spain for a while. We were so excited and ready to go - buying all the extra activities we would do and just getting ready to go. Then Covid blew up over night. We watched what was happening and decided that depending on what happened, we would decided to go or not go a week before our trip. The next day, the U.S. restricted pretty much all travel to Europe. We were crushed and tried to plan another quick spontaneous trip but that one didn’t happen either. Since our vacations had gotten cancelled, I have had a lot more free time on my hands. Hence the time to try out cinnamon chocolate chip cookies. Before I made the cookies though, I needed to brave the store since we were running out of...

Everyone is on a journey. They all look different and similar; each as unique as another. Right now, we’re in a time where most of our journeys look pretty similar since we’re mostly all stuck at home right now. I bet you’re wondering what ‘sojourning wayfinder’ means. To sojourn is “to stay somewhere temporary” according to the Oxford dictionary.  A wayfinder is “a sign, landmark, or other indicator used to assist people in navigating to a particular location” also from the Oxford dictionary. I first heard these two words around the time Moana came out. The word sojourner came up in Genesis with Abraham (Genesis 23:4). Wayfinding came into play when I watched Moana since this is how the ancient Polynesians traveled the Pacific ocean.  I love the combination of these words because it’s what life is — a temporary journey as we get closer to our journey’s goal. Together  they remind me that while I feel that I am in a disorienting empty space (like the middle of the o...