Tag: change
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Not In Kansas Anymore!
I’m particularly fond of old movies. When producers try to update them, I’m often disappointed with the addition of computer graphics and other up-to-date gizmos to make a movie more exciting for our current screen-obsessed culture. One of my all-time favorite movies is “The Wizard of Oz”, starring Judy Garland as the small-town girl from…
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Bare Bones
Over six months ago, our neighbor’s home was struck by lightning. Our family was sitting at our kitchen table, and my son-in-law saw it happen through the window. He jumped up from the table, raced outside, and knocked on the door to alert our friends to what had happened. The flames hadn’t made it inside…
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What Does Change Mean?
I was recently at a butterfly exhibition where the beautiful winged creatures were fluttering around the enclosure. Then I spotted this display–a multitude of chrysalises at various stages of development. Some butterflies were ready to emerge; others were earlier in the process. The hard outer covering protecting the pupae is of their own creation. It…
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Reimagined Life
As family was slowly leaving our home to return to their personal spaces, we had one more activity to accomplish. We had four birthdays to celebrate. January is a big month for celebration for us. Our grandson Nolan was born on January 8, our son, Mark on January 13, and grands Callum and Mack were…
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Is It Really New?
photo courtesy of boliviainteligente on Unsplash We just closed out another year. 2024 is now in the books, not necessarily fully completed, intentionally concluded, or adequately fulfilled. It is done. Over. No going back. No redos. We celebrate worldwide the ending of a year and the beginning of a new group of 365 days. A…
Tip of My Iceberg 