encouraged

Walking my dogs along the Mission Trails park trail at 7:30 AM on a Sunday morning is somewhat unusual. Not … More

kilter-off holiday

Looking back at the year, Two Thousand Eighteen has been, for myself and several family members, an experience in various … More

For a couple years I have been trying to keep poinsettia growing after the Christmas season. With a tropical plant … More

Twenty four hundred years ago, a Greek poet, Euripedes, shared his observations about life, love, wisdom, and youth. I wonder … More

One of my co-workers may have nailed it. As a retired Navy Chief, I am probably comforted by the end … More

how hard can it be? After several trips to the big box hardware store, and a week of fits and … More

Chocolate peanut butter balls, for the uninitiated, have been a post-Thanksgiving, holiday tradition in my household for the last twenty … More

We almost missed Tuolumne Meadows. The “welcome sign” to Inyo National Forest on CA Route 140 at the summit of … More

Disappointment is inevitable. But to become discouraged, there’s a choice I make. God would never discourage me. He would always … More