Did I ever tell you I was born in Germany? My dad was in the service, stationed in a place called Neubrücke. I was born there, in the Army hospital, back in 1964. I don’t have any memory of having lived in Germany. At least, I don’t have any conscious memory of having lived there. I moved to the …
Is Instagram Listening in on You?
There have been so many times I've mentioned my fondness for Instagram. It is, hands down, my favorite social media app. Just last week, I attended a social media workshop hosted by the American Marketing Association and, at the end of the presentation, the speaker spent a great deal of time talking …
How to Make It Happen
Once upon a time, I was scrolling through Instagram and I saw a picture of a woman floating in water. The picture was stunning, and had been taken from high above her, using a drone to capture the vastness of the ocean that surrounded her. I was mesmerized. That was the start, and a seed was planted …
“Roots and Sky” | A #MarchMadness Giveaway
Welcome to the very last giveaway for my #MarchMadness extravaganza! I know #MarchMadness is actually about basketball, but my team was out in the first round (thanks to Middle Tennessee State on March 18, and a score of 90-81, but who's keeping track?), so I made it what I wanted it to be. (That's …
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Post-Easter Check-In
On Good Friday, H and I went with our daughter to the Tenebrae service at her church. Have you been to one? Throughout the service, the light grows more and more dim by the lowering of the lights and the extinguishing of candles. There is scripture reading, a preached message, singing, prayers, and …
A Silent Check-In
Last week, I invited you to search for silence in your world. Were you able to find it? Did it find you? I try, each afternoon, to take a walk around the golf course in a nearby neighborhood. The walk usually takes me about an hour and, in that time, I cover about three miles and one podcast. …