As I pad through the den, bare feet gliding across the hard wood floor, I cradle my steaming mug of coffee in my hand and take a deep breath. The crisp morning air creeps through the small log cabin, leaving a trail of goosebumps down my arms. I make my way to the window seat…

October is finally upon us. Many of us are dreaming of ghouls and goblins, getting geared up for that one night of the year when we can let lose, dress up, and have a bit of fun. Well, not me, really. I don’t do Halloween, honestly. I never have. Maybe when I was a kid,…

Life has sometimes been likened to an obstacle course. Those who haven’t truly experienced life yet may not really understand this, but when you think about it, it has a lot of truth to it. Life really is an obstacle course, full of pitfalls, traps, and of course, obstacles. Think about it. You’re strolling along,…

One of my biggest pet peeves is all of the bickering and fighting that I see on Facebook on a daily basis. It’s incredible, when you stop to think about it. Right now, one of the biggest “hot buttons” is politics. Trump vs. Hilary vs. Cruz vs. blah blah blah. People are getting quite upset….

I pledge allegiance… that’s something we’ve all heard. It’s something we’ve all recited. But mostly we just recite it from memory in front of a classroom or stadium, with no thought to what we’re actually saying. You see, “I pledge allegiance” means that you are swearing (pledging) loyalty (allegiance) to the object, usually the flag…

Last week I decided to take a day off work. It was scheduled, it was pre-planned. It wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment thing. I planned to take the day, get some packing done, relax a little bit, and just take some time away from the day-to-day routine. Well, that didn’t quite work out as intended. I ended…