The Games We Play

In honor of today (where he lives, tomorrow where I live) being my one and only nephew’s birthday, I share this memory. The year Nathan was 10 he received a brand new bike as a Christmas gift.  He was in North Carolina, but because of his Dad’s influence...

Moose on the Loose

Or maybe it’s not so much the moose that are on the loose as my coworkers! Earlier this year I posted about how my lost moose sock inspired hope.  From that a dear friend found the exact socks on line and purchased them for me.  Well, my lovely coworkers (and...
99 Beautiful Places

99 Beautiful Places

99 Beautiful Places is a puzzle that I received as a Christmas gift this year (thanks again C).  I started it a little over a week ago.  I put some time into it on my own.  The next day “our girls” (daughters of our heart*; you can read an early part of...

Hope Realized

A few weeks ago I shared an anecdote about my missing pink and brown moose sock.  Imagine my surprise and delight when I brought in our mail and saw a small packet from a store that sounded “Alaskan” to me.  How fun to open it up and find these – a...

Hope and a Pink Moose Sock

A few years ago Jerry took me on an Alaskan cruise.  I think he hoped it would satisfy my desire to see Alaska and we could move on.  I certainly did enjoy the trip and the amazing beauty we saw. The trip actually whet my appetite to go back inland to see more of this...