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Travel. More Travel. And Why We Do It

By |September 15th, 2017|Categories: Boston and Massachusetts, Hope and Joy, Nature's Wonders, Travels with Shirley|Tags: |

What do I talk about when I share my story? I tell how God was with me during difficult times and joyous times. Not to get "wows." Not to get sympathy. Not even to sell my books, though I want them to read my story more completely. No. I talk to them because I want others to know that when they go through difficult times, they aren't alone.

The Journey Continues

By |September 1st, 2017|Categories: National Parks, Nature's Wonders, Shirley's Travels, Spiritual Reflections, Travels with Shirley|Tags: |

Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The beauty is more in the ruggedness of gouged out badlands, with juniper trees softening the sharpness of the deep valleys. At the end of the road on the North Unit of the park, we walked the path to the edge and gazed at the deep ravine, studded with rocks, and scrubby trees. Our voices seemed muted by the largeness.

We Went East to find West

By |August 2nd, 2017|Categories: Shirley's Travels, Travels with Shirley|Tags: , |

We camped in the Blue Mountains, south of Lake Wallawa and Joseph, Oregon and here’s a little of what we experienced: the clean smell of juniper, the rugged mountains—glacier scraped sides, studded with boulders. Up high near the top, are grassy meadows. We are close to the mountains and they seem to climb forever to the deep blue skies. The trees display a palette of greens: the tall pines have an olive green cast, the fir a darker green, contrasted by the lighter mint green deciduous trees. Like brave sentinels, the trees cling to the steep sides.

He is There

By |July 14th, 2017|Categories: Spiritual Reflections|

I thought about that. A “bit” of God? Why not take the whole—He is there. Up. Down. All around. Without it, I would falter with so many things that happen in life.

And The Morning Stars Sang…..

By |June 30th, 2017|Categories: Spiritual Reflections|Tags: |

I wanted to pinch myself as I sat in the front row of this music room, where I could have touched the musicians as they focused on their music. All of them have traveled throughout the world with their musical gift. Several were concertmasters in major symphony orchestras. All possessed  degrees of the high credentials. Such sound!

The Sale

By |June 23rd, 2017|Categories: Hope and Joy|

“No, I’m sorry, you’re short $800.” I sighed, looked around the busy bank, not quite knowing what to do. I internally scolded myself. Why, oh why didn’t I recount the money?

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