Gusts

The story here on Cape Cod today is the extreme wind gusts. The temperature was warm, over 60 degrees, but so were the wind gusts over 60, wreaking havoc around the yard. I just got done chasing my grill cover around the neighborhood and then had the car door slammed on my leg while I . . . → Read More: Gusts

Defining Moments

Life is speckled with defining moments that stand out when you turn and look back at the road you traveled. Usually the defining moment contained a choice you must make, and after making that choice your life is different in some way.

A defining moment for me that comes to mind is the day . . . → Read More: Defining Moments

Fear Indicator

Years ago I began to take notice of the movement of the stock market every morning in the news. If it moved very little, I started my day feeling secure. (Mind you I didn’t have any money invested in it and even if I did, I didn’t understand how it worked), but if the market . . . → Read More: Fear Indicator

Inspiration & Tea

Today was one of those lovely spring Cape Cod afternoons by the sea. I spent it exploring Falmouth, a cape town I’d never been to. I met an author friend of mine for lunch. We ate at Molly’s Tea Room on Main St. It’s cozy decor and wonderful smells coming from the kitchen welcomed us. . . . → Read More: Inspiration & Tea

Do You Know St. Anthony?

My mother-in-law did. I lived with my mother-in-law for five years. She was staunch Italian and believed in ghosts and Jesus. No one, and my daughters will second this, ever brought the spirit world closer to us than my mother-in-law.

For five years, whenever she lost something, I watched her pray to St. Anthony . . . → Read More: Do You Know St. Anthony?

E What? Or Maybe Just Eeek!

OPI, JPEG, GIF, Tiff, bit map….once again, the more I learn, the more I realize I don’t know.

Today our Cape Cod Writers Center held a full day workshop on e-publishing and marketing. It was wonderful – the presenters really knew their stuff and presented it in a clear, factual manner. It was in . . . → Read More: E What? Or Maybe Just Eeek!

Return To Power

I just can’t move off of II Tim 1:7. (Regular readers probably have memorized this verse along with me.)

“God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but one of power, love, and self-discipline.”

I get love and self-discipline, but I waffle on power. Today I came upon a thought provoking statement . . . → Read More: Return To Power

Sitting Life, Running Life

Sitting down is something, before I retired, I rarely did. Anyone who has a home, children, and works full time needs no explanation of that. After those things were removed from my life, though I continued to be active and healthy, there suddenly was time to sit down. You would think after 35 years of . . . → Read More: Sitting Life, Running Life

Start To Finish

“You get credit for what you finish, not what you start.” ~ unknown

Whether it be a diet, a novel, a race, or a project at work, you never hear of anyone getting credit for starting it. Starting something usually happens with a burst of energy – like when the gun goes off . . . → Read More: Start To Finish

An Image of God

Yesterday morning the national news reported that wealthy people are more apt to lie, cheat, and steal than those of us that are not wealthy. Why? Why is that? Don’t they already have it all? This thought crossed my mind, but I let go.

Later in the afternoon I was reading with the tv . . . → Read More: An Image of God