Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

[Note:  I'll start back on the Arkansas Memories Tour of 2009 next week.  There are a lot more stories to tell from that tour, the next chapters being all about when "the boys" lived in Cotter, AR.  For today - thoughts on this "new" year.]
Every January I take stock of my life a little differently [...]

These shortening days gliding slowly into fall when the shadows lengthen no longer bring so much deep sorrow and grief to Tom and me as we think of his beautiful daughter Kim and my loving dad, but as the years have gone by bring more lovely reflections and remembrances.
I’ve written here each September [...]

I was going to post some photos today and/or start my new series, “Story Tellers,” but cannot figure out how to work in Adobe Photoshop this morning to do what I need to do.  I shall have to wait on my own personal Photoshop guru, Mr. Andrews, who unfortunately, has to work, which we understand [...]

This Post is Dedicated to Tom, Greg, Patrick & Other Such Fanatic, Obsessed Husbands With Hobbies

For those of you just joining us, I’ve spent the past couple of posts sharing the story of Tom’s purchase of a small sailboat a year and a half ago and the ensuing expenses of maintaining and upgrading said [...]

 View From the 80s: A Philosophy of Life at 87
Saturday, April 4th – Mom’s Present View
I last left The Great Road Trip of 2009 saga with Tom taking Mom, Laura and me shopping in Slidell that Saturday afternoon at the mall.  Penney’s, to be exact, to buy knit shirts.  (See that post here – I [...]

April 4th – The Girls (& Tom) Go Shopping
Saturday was our second full day at home together and another day full of fun, too, thanks as always to Mom.  It was a busy one, but not too.  We tried our best to rest and relax in between "fun stuff," but then, it was all fun!  [...]

[Note:  Really bad medical news Tuesday - as in not much hope for relief of any kind for my pinched nerve from C3 through C7 trauma in my neck, but today I am in considerably less pain than the past few days & considerably more optimistic, seeking all options from here to Birmingham to Houston, [...]

Severe pain continues from this pinched nerve – five weeks, now.  Some days overwhelming, others a bit better.   Physical therapy helps little.  Traction helps some.  Heat helps some.
Friday evening and Saturday were good days, but Sunday horrific, again.  Today is really bad right now, despite physical therapy this morning, traction once (I’ve got to wait [...]

[Note:  I'm so sorry for being so long between posts in this series, but the past three days I've had excruciating pain from my pinched nerve and have just found the help I've needed, for over a month, yesterday and more so today.  So, please bear with me.  And - continue to pray with me [...]

Digression #1 – In My Own Defense
 In my own defense (see last post), I had good reasons for wanting to leave Abilene to start on our road trip east on Wednesday, April 1, before noon.   Being the consummate trip planner and organizer I am (okay – obsessive), I had spent several hours on the [...]