• Welcome Christmas Week

    Welcome Christmas Week

    Happy Monday!🎄 I’m happy that most have a short or zero-days work week as we gather to celebrate the birth of Christ or complete Hanukkah tonight. Becoming settled in a new home and unfamiliar territory is a long distance run, not a sprint. Everything is taking longer than expected and…

  • Travel Tales and Blogging Break

    Travel Tales and Blogging Break

    Less than two weeks ago, we made the trek from New York to Texas and it was a white-knuckle experience for me. I didn’t encounter anything unique from what you likely have: endless construction, maniacs who shouldn’t have car keys, massive semi trucks, torrential rain. I hate all of it…

  • December Contrast

    December Contrast

    Wordless Wednesday.

  • 10 at the End – November 2025

    10 at the End – November 2025

    November Gratitude…

  • Thanksgiving Week

    Thanksgiving Week

    Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name! 1 Chronicles 29:13

  • 15 Misses on my 58th

    15 Misses on my 58th

    15 things I miss…

  • A New York State of Mind to Lone Star Living

    A New York State of Mind to Lone Star Living

    Ten years ago, a colleague walked into the faculty room announcing…

  • 10 at the End – October

    10 at the End – October

    October gratitude…

  • Farewell October

    Farewell October

    We were letting go of October, relinquishing color…

  • The Bachelor/ette “Reality” is Unreal

    The Bachelor/ette “Reality” is Unreal

    Several years ago, I met a former Bachelor contestant…

  • Handstands in the Rain

    Handstands in the Rain

    I was in the city at my daughter’s apartment and left later than usual. It was almost dusk, rain was imminent.

  • Wednesday Words

    Wednesday Words

    Happy mid-week! I missed everyone on Monday, but posting today to say hello and wish you a wonderful day!