every little thing
In September 2022, while living a month in Massachusetts, I joined an online Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) group. I have been meeting with these ladies on Zoom every Thursday morning from September through May since then. The first year we study various books of the Old Testament, focusing on “People...
It’s a beautiful, sunny, slightly windy Saturday morning in Central Texas. I’m sitting on the patio watching Dale put a new coat of protective stain on the wood under our patio gazebo . My leg is propped up with a large, uncomfortable therapeutic boot on. I had plantar fasciitis surgery...
Hallelujah! Hallelujah is a combination of two Hebrew words: “Hallelu” (הַלְּלוּ) which means “praise ye” or “praise”“Yah” (יָהּ) is a shortened form of YHWH (Yahweh or Jehovah in modern English), which is a name for God. The phrase “hallelujah” only appears in the Old Testament Book of Psalms and...
Vacation clubs are the best! We don’t belong to one, but we are willing to hear all about it, if you let us stay in your beautiful resort for a highly reduced rate. Ha! This is our third tip to Hawaii that is the result of our willingness to sit...
Spring is the best time of the year (regardless of what Dale says). Temperatures are perfect, wild flowers are blooming, outdoor activities can resume. Ahhh, sounds wonderful. Unfortunately, spring is still one month away, and it is currently 29° with a wind chill of 6°! Texas winters are fairly mild,...
Five days in Madrid is hardly enough time to experience all the city has to offer, and this blog post will not do those five days justice, however, I will attempt to document our experience before any more time slips by. So, here we go … Madrid is known as...
My mind is flipping through the memories and images of this month trying to settle on which one deserves to be the title and lead of this post. I guess I would say the most joyful one is when all the family was at our home celebrating Christmas the Saturday...
December arrived quickly and so did Dale’s work trip to Raleigh. We arrived on a Monday and checked in to the AC Hotel, which is situated next door to Dale’s corporate office. While Dale attended meetings and team dinners on Tuesday and Wednesday, I spent several hours at a nearby...
Dale and Kim’s youngest and his wife announced that they are expecting a baby girl in May. This historic event shook all those who attended the family Thanksgiving Dinner in Georgetown last month. When asked what they would name the child, they declined to answer, leaving all to suggest names...
Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, was declared by Pope Alexander VI in 1492 to be one of the “three great pilgrimages of Christendom”, along with Jerusalem and the Via Francigena to Rome. More than 200,000 pilgrims a year follow routes from France, Portugal and Spain to arrive at the...
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