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It’s Not you… It’s me
My evening started off with a wedding rehearsal taking place in a church not too far from where Jessica and I lived for many years. I had...
joehehn
Dec 31, 20147 min read
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Merry Christmas
This is my first blog post which I have not written, this was written by my late wife, Jessica Marie Hehn. I think this is truly a gift...
joehehn
Dec 25, 20143 min read
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Life’s Best Moments
It’s hard not to be grateful for life & God when you experience moments like these.
joehehn
Dec 17, 20141 min read
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Windswept
I visited a beautiful, sunny and lovely beach just before my return to Chicago. I have always been drawn to the ocean…how it welcomes you...
joehehn
Dec 13, 20145 min read
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Seasons
Settling back into an inkling of a routine back home has been extremely challenging. This is an odd metaphor but I would compare it to...
joehehn
Dec 7, 20143 min read
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Life’s a Beach
Throughout my travels across South America I have observed tourists who happened to be on vacation or holiday, many of them complaining...
joehehn
Dec 1, 20143 min read
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The Sweetest Moment
The absolute most powerful moment when volunteering came upon me in such a powerful way…I was donating my time at a children’s...
joehehn
Nov 28, 20145 min read
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Homecoming
I felt a little defeated at first…I truly thought I would be able to finish my time out in South America and wouldn’t return home earlier...
joehehn
Nov 21, 20143 min read
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Illusions of Love
Dreams have become a bit torturous now…I was concerned that I hadn’t been dreaming of her almost at all but frightful for when I indeed...
joehehn
Nov 17, 20143 min read
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A River’s Journey
Again I find myself peering out of a window from some sort of transportation and asking myself life’s unanswered questions…I study and...
joehehn
Nov 13, 20143 min read
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Never-ending Loss
There’s just so much to process, too much. Everything I’ve lost hasn’t even surfaced for me yet…I was just staring at a picture of Jess...
joehehn
Nov 1, 20143 min read
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Honoring My Wife in Costa Rica
On the four month anniversary of Jessica Marie’s passing I would like to invite you to honor my beautiful wife next year in Costa Rica....
joehehn
Oct 21, 20142 min read
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I Miss Healthy Food
The best thing about owning a health & wellness company and being married to an amazing health coach is that I learned so very much about...
joehehn
Oct 13, 20142 min read
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Perfect World
I’m riding a bus through the Andes right now and there are endless varieties of mountains. The colors, shapes and structures are...
joehehn
Oct 8, 20143 min read
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The Trauma of Jessica’s Passing
In a previous journal entry I wrote about whether it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. I mainly focused on...
joehehn
Oct 7, 20149 min read
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Viaje en Moto
Our final destination…not too shabby. Ryan and I were thinking about doing the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu until we found out it was sold...
joehehn
Oct 6, 20143 min read
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Morning Mountain Hike
I have been spending as much spare time as possible, little that I have, not only reading but studying the New Testament. I have found...
joehehn
Oct 5, 20144 min read
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Praying with My Love
We used to hold hands while laying in bed and pray before we slept every night. We also used to pray for an infinite amount of things...
joehehn
Oct 4, 20142 min read
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I Heart Baños
A city a few hours outside of Quito which seems to me like it’s a hip burrow just outside of a modern European metropolis. The people are...
joehehn
Oct 3, 20143 min read
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A Child’s Bliss
We were provided the opportunity to volunteer with some Ecuadorian children through Fundacion Arte Del Mundo. It was an amazing...
joehehn
Oct 2, 20142 min read
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