Journals From The Journey

At the start of this month I did my Reflections on  2014.  January is usually a time for resolutions or goals.  Reading over my reflections post, listening to the Stuff I Learned Yesterday podcast, and being sick this weekend got me thinking about goals for the year. OK, let’s break this down a little.  Taking […] Read more

As an adult, it seems like the years just go by more quickly.  But 2014 flew by.  I will not say it was my hardest year, but it was a challenging one.  2014 saw my Dad recovering from his heart surgery (in late 2013).  Mom was diagnosed, had surgery and chemo for cancer.  It saw […] Read more

Well season 1 of Serial has come to a close.  I can’t share my conclusions in a tweet (or five), so I did this post. I heard about Serial from friends and got drawn in and mainlined all the eps getting caught up over Thanksgiving.  It is an intriguing and engrossing story.  Sarah Koenig and […] Read more

 Mother=Servant?   Mother:  6. An appellation given to a woman who exercises care and tenderness towards another, or gives parental advice; as when one says,” a woman has been a mother to me. “mother.” Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language. 2014.http://1828.mshaffer.com/d/word/mother (10 May 2014). Servant:  5. A person who voluntarily serves another or acts […] Read more

  One of the many blessings of being a part of my church is the New Year’s prayer service.  The body gathers together and the elders and any other member who feels lead pray for each family and single in the church.  It is a time of encouragement, challenge, healing and refreshing.  I look forward […] Read more

Perfect God chose to come into the world born of a virgin, live the human life so he could fully identify/understand/speak for us and yet do it without sin.  He gave us the gift of His presence in bodily form at His birth.  He gave us the gift of understanding, love and example by His […] Read more

This photo has been popping around social media lately and while it is funny, it proves  a point. Listen, my Father owns a store.  I understand the retail world is driven by sales.  I also understand Thanksgiving does not promote great sales of products.  I also understand that the Christmas season provides the bulk of […] Read more

  First off I must say that I LOVE the design of iOS 7.  The graphics and the animations feel fresh and clean, futuristic even.  I have an iPad 2 and an iPhone 4 (soon to be traded in for a 5S).  The iPhone feels faster and I’m enjoying iTunes Radio (the ’80 hit station […] Read more

  I had the pleasure of taking a 4 day cruise on the Disney Dream.  (Photos here!)  I went with the gspn.tv Community.  We had been planning for 2 years and the Lord allowed me to put money back from my Aunt’s estate to save for it.  This was my first cruise.  I was so […] Read more