Category: Random Thoughts

  • Christmas 2014 Wish List

    This year, Lynn and I have a “grown up Christmas list” per the song sung so eloquently by Amy Grant. They are our lifelong wishes, not for us, but for the world: No more lives torn apart Wars would never start Time would heal all hearts Everyone would have a friend Right would always win…

  • Thanks Giving.

    Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed that many of my Facebook friends have been posting daily status updates about what they are thankful for. It’s been interesting and rewarding to read them. But I wasn’t called to do so myself.… Read the rest

  • Some Other Woman.

    I decided to bring my bicycle back from Washington. While there, I ride it around the park all of the time, and could see no reason not to continue doing that here. It has been a great decision. The only downside is that I ride by my mother’s house. … Read the rest

  • Happy Birthday, Mother.

    Today would have been Mother’s 87th birthday. This time last year, we were eating dinner in the main dining room of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. They presented Mother with this wonderful birthday dessert, her last, as it turned out.… Read the rest

  • Going Home From Home

    We are on our way back to Washington. We hope to make it to Eugene, Oregon by this evening; typically we drive to Yreka and then stop. But a longer drive the first day means a shorter one the second day.… Read the rest