Free From Earthly Burdens

The above picture is of a grave marker designed by a grieving father in Utah. This photo has made the rounds on the internet for many years. Captions vary, but they all seem to include that the father created it to represent his paralyzed son reaching up to the sky from the wheelchair he spent … Continue reading Free From Earthly Burdens →

Sigh. 16 years.

At 5:24am 16 years ago, with her hand in mine, my mother took her last breath here on earth. She was finally freed from the pain she suffered for a decade from Breast Cancer and all the treatments and medications she had because of the disease. For those of us who were left behind, there … Continue reading Sigh. 16 years. →

Brakes – Broke!

It wasn't too long ago that my father-in-law, my brother-in-law, and I worked on the brakes on my car. Recently, I began to hear grinding on one of the back brakes. It was just the one and there was no indication that the pads were going before it began grinding. If you are familiar with … Continue reading Brakes – Broke! →

A Barrel of Fun?

Today's history lesson: Annie Edson Taylor of Bay City, MI was the first to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. She used a custom-made barrel with padding and leather straps. She climbed inside the airtight barrel, the air pressure was compressed with a bicycle pump and on her 63rd birthday, October 24, … Continue reading A Barrel of Fun? →

A Palette of Stellar Color

Every Autumn God grabs His palette and paints such beautiful scenery! Here in Michigan, we have so many wonderful places to see the fall colors. My friend Stacey was just posting pictures of the world famous "Tunnel of Trees," which is something I have yet to witness first hand. My friend Jennifer recently moved to … Continue reading A Palette of Stellar Color →

Ghosts of Halloween Past

A few years back, I wrote a blog about those terrible Halloween costumes we used to wear as kids. You know, the one with the plastic masks with the holes in them? The masks with that cheap rubber band that always broke? Remember those? Here is a link to that blog as a refresher for … Continue reading Ghosts of Halloween Past →

Endless Grace

My sister-in-law Grace passed away at around 8am Friday morning. On behalf of our family, I thank you for your prayers and support through this very difficult time. There is great sadness in our family with the passing of Grace. How does one even begin to put into words what you are feeling at a … Continue reading Endless Grace →

Friday Photo Flashback

Time for another Friday Photo Flashback. This time around I'm taking you to my room....circa 1990. The shelf you are looking at sat above my bed (a waterbed...lol). Above it was another shelf with the globe my grandmother had got me for Christmas, some ceramic pieces my mom made me and a few other things. … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Chicken Heart

I was driving home from work this morning and I was listening to some old time radio shows. Suspense has always been a favorite of mine. Around Halloween, Radio Classics on Sirius XM starts playing some classic "spooky" radio shows. One of the shows that almost always gets played is from Arch Obler's "Lights Out" … Continue reading Chicken Heart →

Brown County Indiana

A cool photo from Brown County State Park in Indiana. They posted this on their Facebook page yesterday with the following caption: The park got confused this morning and couldn’t quite decided between Fall and Winter! It made for some beautiful scenery! Very neat shot that I had to share.