Spark of Hope #133 – Hope of The Butterfly
Spark of Hope #133 – From the first blog post written in 2011, I envisioned the whisper of hope as a colorful presence. If we get too busy with daily agendas or overwhelmed by the challenges, we may...
View ArticleMilitary Dad’s Day
The family room was a fortress of sheets anchored to chairs. The attachment points were dressed with slip knots in a make-shift bunker. It was a weekly routine wherever we were stationed. From house...
View ArticleLife’s Beauty Is In the Eye of The Beholder
Most adult butterflies live for about two weeks. That’s all the time allowed for its purpose to be served. My heart sank in learning that fact during a recent visit to the Panhandle Butterfly House....
View ArticleGratefully, At The End of My Rope
Life’s challenges will come — and they will go. It is the dash between the two that determines the fortitude in our steps. The journey can be tangibly visualized with some twine and a pair of scissors...
View ArticleKindergarten, Mountains, and Leftovers
All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten is a poetic instruction about life. “Share everything, play fair…clean up your own mess…live a balanced life, learn some and think some, and draw...
View ArticleFive Ways to Help our Florida Panhandle Community
I awoke to the sound of a lawnmower. It seemed normal yet odd considering a major hurricane had just “mowed” by us. So began my cycle of praises and prayers since returning home. The most intense...
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