Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

Take time to seek out a better way, while exploring less traveled side roads along the path

Finding Direction:  The Wind Vane Chronicles

Entries from March 30th, 2007

Notes

March 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

I have a blogging friend, Corry, over at "Experiencing Rheumatoid Arthritis" who is a very good artist.  Her medium is pencil and her works belie the simplicity of her choice.  She has started a website for selling her works of art and for doing commissions for people of their children and families from photographs.   [...]

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Blogging is a Brutal Discipline

March 29th, 2007 · 9 Comments · Blogging, Perspective, Philosophical, Uncategorized

I don’t know how many of you readers are also bloggers, but I think you all will agree that blogging is a brutal discipline.  It’s tough to keep up with writing blog posts all the time and even tougher to keep up with reading others’ blog posts.  And I find myself falling behind more and [...]

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Interview With John Dobbs

March 27th, 2007 · 15 Comments · Uncategorized

Today’s interview is with the illustrious, industrious and always on the go John Dobbs of "Out Here Hope Remains."  John has more websites, blogsites, forums and Christian bloggers’ lists than anyone I know. Long a blogger, John also serves as a minister in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where since Katrina his ministry has taken a whole new [...]

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Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & Tomato Soup

March 26th, 2007 · 10 Comments · Perspective, Philosophical, Popcorn, Tom & Me

Tom and I lead rather simple lives.  We aren’t fancy people, nor we demand any frills and fru-fru.  In fact, we like things rather plain and down to earth.   You know – things like grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.  Bologna (okay, make that baloney) sandwiches and hot dogs.   Tom comes home for [...]

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We Have Rooms in Our House! Want to See?

March 23rd, 2007 · 8 Comments · Creating A Home, Tom & Me, Uncategorized

This is week way-too-many to count any more in our house building project and I don’t feel like adding them all up today for you, so won’t.  The more important number of weeks now is the weeks until we are finished and can move in.  That will be about 5 or 6 weeks, hopefully.  By [...]

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Checking In On The Fruits Of The Spirit and Other Digressions

March 22nd, 2007 · 6 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Reflections, Spirituality, Uncategorized

Before I check in on how you’re doing with your fruits of the Spirit, let me address a couple of other important things.   Tom and I went to the hospital yesterday afternoon about lunch time to take gifts and to see the baby!!  She’s cute!  She has very dark hair (like Mark did when [...]

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Whimsical Wednesday

March 21st, 2007 · 12 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Perspective, Philosophical

We have a new baby in our family.  A grandbaby girl and I’m going to go see her today!  Her name is Kayci Lynn O’Neil and she was born at 7:17 p.m. yesterday evening.  She weighs in at 7 lbs. 12 oz. and is 19 inches long.  About average as babies go, I guess.  She’s [...]

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