A couple of months ago Barrett came home excitedly proclaiming he had a surprise for me. He saw a billboard proclaiming “PHIL COLLINS COMING TO PUERTO RICO” and guess who had tickets? A date night! To be honest, I know Phil Collins’s music, but the lyrics came out as homophones rather than actual words. I…
It’s the Gospel
Picture this: A road/highway in the US. Now put potholes about every 100 feet in various lanes. These potholes usually multiply in number or size every few days, some having the capacity to crack an axle. OK, now see every car on the road not using signals, rather moving in and out of these pothole…
From Bursts of Anger to Acts of Love
I Would Do the Same Thing! Did you recently see the courtroom footage of the father who rushed the Olympic gymnastics team doctor who sexually assaulted dozens of girls including his very own daughters? The father actually asked the judge if he could have five minutes alone with the offender, even one minute. After the…
A Bright New Year!
Barrett and I took a walk around the Coast Guard Housing alone today. That seems like innocent sentence, yet its packed with meaning. First of all, Barrett and I are together on New Year’s Day after we’ve been separated for three months! Plus, we were walking alone together because all our kids were playing outside…
Ending the Bonaventure Adventure
We are on the lasts. Last Monday, last Tuesday, last violin lesson, and last week of school. We said goodbye to our Weston church friends and pastor and I found myself a little sad as the SS teachers hugged my kids and told them they would miss them. We handed the minivan keys back to…