(Edited 3-10-19) Backstory Learn something new every day. It’s advice I try to follow. Sometimes it leads to unexpected or colorful new knowledge. That’s what happened here. A discovery led me to explore something I would normally take for granted. My curious nature always “wants to know the story.” This time it led me to […]
Lifestyle
Cabin Fever
(Edited 3-3-19) Backstory Today’s story could refer to January of this year and the Polar Vortex. The Northeast became a dangerous frozen tundra. Morbid cold demanded staying indoors, often for days. Particularly challenging if the kids were cooped up too. Click to listen or follow below to read. Cabin Fever – #534 Remember back to […]
Snow Birds
Backstory It takes a lot of planning and logistics to leave your primary residence for two or three months and live elsewhere – even if the elsewhere offers warm breezes and sunlit skies. It was a big decision to make and here’s the dilemma that we faced. Click to listen or follow below to read. […]
Shedding Her Skin
(Updated January 13, 2019) Backstory In simpler days, people pretty much stayed who they were and where they were. If you were a farmer, you stayed on a farm. An attorney remained in the law. A nurse kept caring for patients. Today, the marvel of available education allows us to decide who and where to […]
Your Next 24 Hours
Every day is a new adventure. Totally unexpected things can occur that you could never imagine or expect. Someone new is dropped into your life. An opportunity presents itself. You get a new chance to use your God-given gifts and skills. Something you’ve been seeking pops up where you least expect. You get a new understanding that gives you better insights. Every day is such an adventure. Here are some thoughts
Time In the Car
Backstory We had driven from our country home in the Shenandoah Valley into Northern Virginia, on our way to a day in Washington, DC. We had been stuck in traffic that filled every lane of the quadrupled highway. There was no escape. We wondered aloud how people can do this every day, commuting to work. […]