A lovely grace-full church we visited in Mykonos, Greece Do you ever get tired of those marvelous grace notes Papa God plops in our laps just to prove He’s got our backs? I hope not, because I’m going to share another zinger. And yet another in next week’s post. This one is not my own, ...
Amazing Ephesus
Our visit to the ancient biblical city of Ephesus This September, Spouse and I enjoyed a wonderful 35th wedding anniversary Mediterranean cruise which took us to five European countries in 15 days. I’ll be blogging more stories about our adventures (and posting some incredible pictures) later but I just had to share with you one ...
Bear Necessities
Look who stopped by for dinner! What a shocker! I glanced through the picture window of our remote Smoky Mountain cabin, and there was a large black, furry face staring back at me. A bear face to be exact. He was perched on the railing of our deck with his long tongue protruding, trying to ...
A Girl’s a Girl in Any Species
Deb at TIA about to leave for Barcelona So there we were, Spouse and I, at the airport in Venice, Italy a few weeks ago, waiting in the massive security que to board our plane. Our long anticipated 35th wedding anniversary Mediterranean Cruise had been great fun, but we were exhausted after five countries in ...
Walking Today Through the Wellness Journey
Deb visits a lovely stone cottage in Scotland A few weeks ago, a dear writer friend, Rick, happily volunteered to walk with my niece, Andie, at the annual Florida Inspirational Writers Retreat. My niece is an awesome girl – actually, I should say woman, since she is now a junior at USF majoring in English. But ...
The 56th Cake
A few weeks ago it was my honor and privilege to speak to a large local gathering of women. As those of us on the program met beforehand to discuss the upcoming evening, I overheard the term, “the 56th cake” mentioned several times in hushed, reverent tones. My curiosity finally won out and I had ...
Marching
While I was pedaling my bike on my usual Sunday afternoon trek this week, I saw something ahead in the road. It was moving. Braking my bike, I noticed that recent rains had elevated the level of the pond on the left side of the road and the swamp on the right, so that they ...
The Gate Swings Both Ways
A few weeks ago, I was taking a shortcut through a subdivision I’d never entered before when something interesting caught my eye. There, in an overgrown garden at the side of an overgrown house, was a gate. Not a fence and a gate. Not a barn gate, or a corral gate. Just a gate. A ...
Heartbreaking Destiny
As I pedaled my bike down the quiet country road on my regular Sunday afternoon exercise jaunt, something I saw on the side of the road made me hit my brakes. I hadn’t noticed it in a very long time, and on this particular day, its image of stark loneliness struck me as morosely sad. ...
Nurturing Us to Our Bloomingest
I’ve never had much of a green thumb – it’s more brownish black. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at my yard. That’s because I’ve learned the fine art of harboring only plants that thrive on their own without any help from me. Survival of the fittest. Lord of the Venus Fly-traps. One of ...