Tag: grace
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My Way’s Better Than The Highway, Right?
Living in close proximity to Cape Canaveral, we’ve seen rocket launches from our neighborhood. The spectacular contrail of smoke and fire can be seen for miles. Then the first stage drops off in a fiery flare. Like jettisoning life stages as we move to the next. Ryken will be two in a few days; his…
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The Up Side Of Perceived Collateral Damage
The house looks a bit like a tornado struck. Heather and her five kids are here for a few days while the husband and son-in-law are out of town. It’s the sleepover that doesn’t end. Most expectations have been trashed for a bit because this isn’t anyone’s normal. It’s way more fun. It’s an extended…
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Hopping HOA Hurdles
We got a certified letter the other day. I cringed. It wasn’t a life or death issue. I knew who it was from. Hence the cringing. It was from our HOA. At varying times, hearing from them strikes concern or annoyance in my inner being. This is obviously not a first time occasion. Long ago I…
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Space, Grace And The Elephant In The Room
Being someone who enjoys words and ideas, I read quite a few blogs. There are those I read because I’ve genuinely come to appreciate what the author has to say. Their ideas are challenging to my own, and they have a way of expressing themselves that makes me grin. Fun, after all, must be involved…
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Really Doing Life Differently
What’s so great about the same? Granted, there are times when it’s more comfortable to know what to expect. To do something you’re prepared to do. To be able to respond to a situation in a predetermined way. The adventure is in the unexpected. And people are always the adventure. What if the unexpected is…