I've been obsessed with the ocean since before my teens, but it was my Uncle Dick who "infected" me with the love of sailing. I took the official ASA courses later on in adulthood, but it was my uncle & aunt ("Captain Grunk" & "First Mate Cookie," as they have ever-after been known to us) … Continue reading “This is What We Do.”
Tag: God’s Humor
“When God is Your Travel Agent”: Another Installment
Last time I wrote about God playing Travel Agent in my life, it was about a different October, and the blessings that arose from my stay in a psych ward. (Halloween-themed craft projects? I'm now an expert!) This time God played a more literal Travel-Agent role... and naturally I have a Story to tell. To … Continue reading “When God is Your Travel Agent”: Another Installment
Bilbo’s Birthday (or: the Baggins-ian Calendar Proposition)
Yesterday was Bilbo Baggins's birthday. It's the only fictional-character-birthday I know, and not because I'm a big Tolkien nerd (though I am), but because it's also my sister's birthday. Just before my own birthday earlier in the month (or as I like to think of it: the annual reminder from my mother about what LABOR … Continue reading Bilbo’s Birthday (or: the Baggins-ian Calendar Proposition)
What WASN’T in the Job Description…
Two years ago on an August evening, an unknown Oregon number rang my Idaho cell, and I picked up the call that changed EVERYTHING. Jon and I were agitating to get out of Boise, which has outgrown itself ----wanting to move closer to the Coast, somewhere small-town, more like Idaho used to be... (When I … Continue reading What WASN’T in the Job Description…
How God Talks
I've often wished that God would just text me. Hey, girl, turn around and say something to that silent person you just passed. She needs a smile. And while you're at it, tell her she has beautiful hands, because that will make her think of playing her piano, and she's been missing her music without … Continue reading How God Talks
Reasons
We ended up holding an impromptu Scuba-demo last night at our campsite... The same gaggle of youngsters who had gathered around our motorcycle a couple days earlier returned, drawn this time by our clothesline full of wetsuits and dive gear. They were brimming with questions---what things we've seen diving, how we breathe underwater... So Jon … Continue reading Reasons
Mother’s Day, By the Numbers
A recent Gallup poll asked Americans what they think is "the ideal number of children for a family to have" and found Americans, on average, believe that 2.5 children are ideal. ~ Gallup.com I'm sure this quote intends to say that the averaged number, gathered from responses, is 2.5, not that people actually believe "2.5 … Continue reading Mother’s Day, By the Numbers
Kana's Chronicles 