Grandma and I leaned forward a bit in our overstuffed chairs trying to catch the Kansas wind flowing through the open window. The curtains moved with the breeze. The air felt good in the stifling hot house that lacked air conditioning. There was a window […]
Every Fourth of July in my childhood was spent in Independence, Kansas. Fitting that Independence Day would take place in that town, the place where I was born and where my ancestors congregated through the years. We would pack up the car to the brim, […]
We drove right by it. Something about the name resulted in a quick U-turn and our parking beside the sign. Dismal Nitch. Depressing to say the least. Overcast clouds, cool temps, and gusty winds didn’t help the mood. In 1805, Lewis and Clark with their […]
The snow was coming down harder than we thought. The interstate was icy and the traffic was heavy. Southern Minnesota meant we inched along as the prairie winds coated the cleared road and made travel treacherous. I stared out the window with my face away […]
Traveling can be a nightmare for me. RA makes it hard on a good day and beyond hard on a bad day. When I travel I’m all strategic. I look at airport maps and figure out all the things. I cushion lots of time to […]
I first wrote this post on another blog two years ago. Since today it’s been 20 years. . . 2 decades. . .how can that even be. . . I decided to repost here with a few minor changes. I remember 20 years ago today. […]
Every year on this day I get nostalgic. The yellow school buses are passing the house. The crossing guards are out in full force down School St. (Yes, that actually is the name of the street and it has schools piled one after another.) […]
The bathroom was disgusting. Hands down the worst in any restaurant. That always puts me in a bad mood. Always. We had a long list of things to accomplish as we were dropping my youngest son, Tyler, off for his LAST semester at college. How […]
One hour to go. One hour. I’d make it to the hotel. I’d unload the car. . . by myself I might add which is something I hate to do. I’d climb into bed and read and check email and do all the things. […]
It’s Christmas Eve morning. I woke up early thinking about a message I am preaching one week from today. I climbed out of bed and slowly made my way downstairs in the dark. Something I’m prone to do this time of year. First light […]
