Why Osprey?

If you're here because you know me or if you've just stumbled upon this page, you might be wondering why a girl traipsing around Africa would have a blog called Osprey Abroad. That's a fair thing to wonder.

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Well, for one thing ospreys are a wide-ranging and adaptive bird that can make their home pretty much anywhere with water. For another thing, they don't travel with flocks in their migrations. I often feel a bit flock-less in my travels, and have ranged farther than I ever really thought I would, so osprey fits.

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The real reason behind the name though is that growing up, my family owned a rafting company called Osprey Adventures. As the Lord calls me to an increasing number of places, I have ended up leaving behind all manner of things and people, but memories and experiences stick with me, and the name osprey represents some of the fondest of those.

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Furthermore, osprey are birds of prey, famous for swooping down for fish before taking flight again. As I am in a season where I continue to move and life is ever changing, what I write may often reflect a bird's eye view of the lives, people, cultures and places around me. I have opportunities to dive for the occasional fish, but my perspective may often be one with some distance, and that's important for you as the reader to know.

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One final note I have is to say that while I am writing from my perspective, I am not here to tell my own story. After all, I am hardly the author of my own life. Christ is still writing my story and the stories of the people around me, and I am here to share about him and how he continues to be the Author and Perfector of the faith of his people.