Here we are again sitting on the brink of storm season along the Gulf Coast. We keep watch on the news and radars for those tropical storms that can soon grow strength into hurricanes. The last place you want to be when a storm rolls in is out on the waters. I was out on the island a few days… Read More
I pulled into the drive-thru at Starbucks and there he was. It was a cool windy day and a hot latte was what I needed. But I couldn’t take my eyes off a man who was bloodied and beaten roaming from car to car. Off to the side, the management of the shopping center was watching the scene intently, coaxing… Read More
I needed this moment bad. A time to sneak away with Curt and just sit on a balcony out on the ocean. Nothing but the sound of the cruise ship moving through the water and my soul beating to the fresh air whipping through me. Standing on the outer deck of our ship gazing out at the skyline of Seattle, we… Read More
Oh how I wish I could have froze the moment in time. Do you ever have minutes like that? They are too special and beautiful to let them fly by so quickly. I wanted to grab in the palm of my hands this moment and coddle it as if time would stand still if I could hold tight enough. As evening settled, the… Read More
After a night of tossing and turning, I rolled out of bed. The sun wasn’t even breaking the horizon. Sleepily I headed for the coffee, because that’s how every great morning should start. But this pre-dawn seemed different. I felt like I had been on a merry-go-round with someone spinning it as fast as they could. My mind was spinning, my stomach… Read More
I’ve always longed to be chosen. Invited. From elementary days of standing alone on the backside of a school building waiting to be picked for a game of dodge ball, I waited to be noticed. In adult days the yearning continues. I want to be a part — a part of what’s exciting, of what others are doing, included. Being… Read More