To cruise or not to cruise (think Corona)? Seriously!!!

Tonight we are planning to board a flight to Ft. Lauderdale where we will hopefully embark on a cruise ship headed for the Panama Canal. This 11 day adventure is to be shared with good friends from Texas, Steve and Liz. In recent days we have attended several gatherings where travel …

Thanksgiving & Christmas Memories with Apple Pie & more to follow!

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.  Oh, that is scary because I have good intentions but often get sidetracked and fail to follow through. Praise the Lord, I am saved by grace rather than good intentions! It was my intention to write a blog at …

A Close Encounter—not the good kind. Seriously!!!!

There is an old Yiddish saying, “Mann Tracht, Un Gott Lacht” that means “man plans, and God laughs.”  Like me, you have probably heard this many times over the years.  Another saying that goes along with that line of thinking is the quote from “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns, “the best-laid …

Everyone has a story about parents. Seriously!!!!

The picture is a photo of a painting our granddaughter Jackie gave me about four years ago. I look at it frequently and I’m reminded of this lovely and talented granddaughter who I hope will always love Jerry and me unconditionally. Jackie is now 14, doing a summer internship at …

Let them eat cake!

When I googled the expression “let them eat cake”, the following was found: “Let them eat cake” is the traditional translation of the French phrase “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche“, supposedly spoken by “a great princess” upon learning that the peasants had no bread. Since brioche was a luxury bread enriched with butter and …

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