Yup, thanks to Chad, I have a new blog site. Photos are up-to-date so you’l recognize me, if we should bump into each other, before death do us part. I think the chair photo makes me look holier, more serious and attentive than I actually am. But I’ll try to balance it with honest reflections. Oh, and there are a bunch of categories, if you want to read an old post.
Well, I’m impressed by what my son’s done and that I’ve written so much. Lots of words. For you that have been with me over the years, I hope some of them gave perspective, helped you laugh, or nudged you closer to Jesus, and to others. As for recent readers, I hope old and new posts will do some good for you.
For sure, writing does me good. It helps me connect with you, learn, listen better and work through stuff. Sometimes at my expense. Sometimes, as yours.
So, welcome. I hope you’ll visit often.
Love always, (God’s idea, not mine.)
Jan
Maybe it’s not some thing that’s missing, but some one. For me, it’s both. I miss the whole family crowded on the wraparound porch at “our” beach house at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Mama found it, then rented it for several summers, until she left…
Just chose my entree for an upcoming event. Debated about short ribs, then chose the halibut. While I'm not always sure how my mind works, it still seems to work. Although, I get why some question where I'm headed with some blogs And I admit,…
Well, turns out little Claire wasn't asking to see if my white pants were "cool," like "She looks so HOT!" But wondered, if they felt hot on this simmering summer day? I said I was OK but thought her dress would be much cooler. It…
Yes, I meant pebble, not penny. Tina Francis, is July's author for the daily devotional, Forward Movement. Yesterday's reading reminded me how aggravating a pea-sized pebble can be, lodged between your foot and shoe. No matter how you squiggle and contort your foot to remove…
Well, the World Cup's a done deal, until 2030. In four years, FIFA will celebrate 100 years of bringing players and people together for the love of country and soccer. I hope I'm still around to watch the USA and Norway move up. Maybe play…
So, we're each sowing something. However, what we sow matters. Is it doubt or hope? Most of us have a bent towards either the glass half full or half empty. Remember Chicken Little and "the sky is falling"? Granted Chicken Little, aka Henny Penny, was…
Yes, I love to win, but not at any cost. And so I was concerned about the match between TEAM USA versus BELGIUM yesterday. My concern wasn't about the USA winning or losing. We'd already lost, if sportsmanship, respect and rules matter. I was concerned…
Hard to believe, our last big birthday party was fifty years ago on July 4, 1976. We were living in Owosso, Michigan. Well, Heather, Chad and I were there. Jud was in New England. So, why the separation? Well, Jud had just been hired as…
Well, it's almost July 4th, the 250th Birthday of the United States of America. So it's appropriate to see flags fluttering from houses, yards and towns in my area. And whiIe I love my country, I don't like some of what's going on. Like, while…
