Tag: travel
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London by Sky and Water
My daughters and I just returned from a memorable trip in England. I’ll share some of our sights with you throughout this week🇬🇧. Apparently, London in October is rarely dry and definitely not sunny. We only had one day of constant rain and the remainder of our time, we enjoyed…
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Texas Pride and Size
If you would have presented me with the 50 state flags four years ago, I would have struggled to identify New York after a half-century of living here. Through process of elimination and knowing the Latin word excelsior (meaning “ever upward”) is plastered on countless NY businesses, schools and many…
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Texas Tuesday – The Backstory
The Summary In the last three years, I’ve been to Texas eight times. Last Spring, I stayed a month. My then-remote position made it possible. Though I have seen and stayed in several Texas cities and towns, the state is beyond enormous and I’ve barely scratched the hot soil. I’ll…
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Stunning Aerial Views
Though impossible to capture how extraordinary the sky looked in real time, I hope you enjoy these pics I took through the window on a recent flight. How clearly the sky reveals God’s glory! How plainly it shows what He has done! Psalm 19:1
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Palm Trees
“But the godly will flourish like palm trees…” Psalm 92:12 “The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees blowing in the wind.” – Carl Hiaasen
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The Time is Now
If you have been around church a while, you’ve likely heard several sermons encouraging parishioners to “wait upon the Lord”. “Keep waiting with great expectation of what the Lord can do!” the enthusiasm pours down from the pulpit. Wait for the salvation of family members. Wait patiently for the promotion.…
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Forget Your Destination – Commercial Flying is the Real Trip
After several years of fairly regular air travel, cancelled connections and crew no-shows have officially become distant second inconveniences to enduring fellow travelers, giving the term “fly at your own risk” a whole new meaning. I wasn’t surprised when I read about the recent naked man running through an aircraft…
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Cloud Pillars
On a flight to Texas, I noticed these two, taller cloud formations and decided to share them with you. Blue skies were a mood-lifter as the plane rose up over the dark, dreary New York weather.
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View from the Mountaintop
The beautiful state of Virginia – Images: Family5Power – Tales from the Mama Duck
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1st Flights Post-COVID? Inconsistent. But So Is Everything.
After rescheduling a trip to see my daughter three times since COVID hit, I finally traveled the first week of July. I was on four separate flights, all with American Airlines. As a result of only using one airline, obviously my testimony here is limited. Many people were surprised to…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 