( Above are the before and afters of the The Shop) You know the panicky feeling you get when you face an impossible deadline? I had it in spades. Where was all the shelving I sent [Read more...]
The feelings wash the same. The thankfulness gushes from my very pores. The chagrin over the excess in my stateside life overwhelms. It’s only been a year since I walked the rutted roads of [Read more...]
I never ever get a window seat. I aways allow The Preacher to hunker there so I can shield him from Chatty Cathy or Talky Tom. In faux-extrovert mode all day at work, to recharge he thrives on [Read more...]
If ugly was a deciding point, we would have turned and run. The house rose before us in a hideous jumble of mismatched parts and overrun vegetation. As we toured the neglected structure, it was [Read more...]
“All of life is a coming home. Salesmen, secretaries, coal miners, Beekeepers, sword swallowers--all of us. All the restless hearts of the world... All trying to find a way [Read more...]
Swigging hot beverages, the patrons gazed at laptops, typing like mad or just staring in a mesmerized trance. Some chatted in easy camaraderie with smiling friends. Others settled back on the [Read more...]
What is wrong with us? Where is the goodness And the patient grace And the love of our fellowman? Bullies degrade Racists divide Murderers in the name of vengeance, Slaughterers for a God I [Read more...]
A steady flow of strangers swept in and out, like a harried trail of ants. We were drowning in the throes of demolition. Our much anticipated anniversary trip to the Dominican Republic speedily [Read more...]
We never saw it coming. High marks dominated the website. A plethora of positive comments. They quoted us a reasonable price and assured us they didn’t need to come look first. Congenial and [Read more...]
Women are awesome and amazing, Or terrible and hurtful. Some have forgotten high school ended eons ago, and are still hanging on to the same prejudices, criticisms, pettiness, jealously and [Read more...]