Archive for December, 2006

Big Adventure Realized

I felt the pressure, they all kept asking me the same question.
Whether it came from one of my girls, my sister, my brother-in-law, or my nephews, with each “ask” the pressure increased. “What will our Big Adventure be on our vacation?” I sometimes wish I was more forward thinking and organized, would have [...]

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Big Adventure 2006 – Searchin’ for Snow

Because we live in sunny Florida, hanging out in snow for a few days with the family is a big deal for us. It’s so expensive to fly 6 of us anywhere, so our destination is always within driving distance, somehow packed to the roof in our Yukon as we head north for our [...]

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Coffee Cups

“…and may I have my coffee in a mug?”
 

The tag line on the end of my order every weekday morning often catches her off guard. Cheryl is the bright shiny face who usually rings up my order. She must be accustomed to filling coffee orders in styrofoam cups. But I like mine in [...]

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God Blog

 

I am not a “writer”. I have no formal training. Each of my posts are filled with enough technical errors that would make an editor cringe. But I have been consistent in my posts over the past 2 years and that must have caught the eye of some desperate company.
Over the weekend [...]

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CC

This poor quality cell phone picture won’t mean anything to you and that is ok, but it means the world to me.

I had a God moment last night and I just have to share it with you.
My 2nd oldest daughter, CC, is a musician. We are not sure where she got her talent from [...]

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I Need 3 Men

3 Men…

I am convinced that I need a minimum of 3 men in my life at all times (can’t you just hear the hearty “amen” from the single ladies). No, not like that…let me explain.
For me to walk healthy, spiritually speaking, I need a mentor, a close confidant, and a young man that I [...]

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How Could I Say No?

“Dad, it is December 1st. Why don’t we have Christmas lights on our house yet? Aren’t you gonna decorate the house with lights for us this year”? asked my youngest daughter Addy.
I couldn’t possible say no. Not this year – not after a string of 16 consecutive years of lighting our house [...]

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