I got to watch Maleigha play her first junior high volleyball game this past week. It was fun to see how much they have grown as a team from when they were little. It was great to see her smile and enjoy being with her teammates. She is very social...
I’m looking at this sign Dr. Whitters gave me. It says “keep moving forward”. He gave it to me the first time he retired. Moving intentionally forward in life is hard. It means I have to be thinking. Do you ever have that moment on the road when you’re driving...
I rode my bike in northeastern Iowa and southern Minnesota this past weekend. My back tire busted on my bike (it was a spoke/tire … I have no clue) and so I went to the bike shop. “We can’t help you” (ugh) “no wheels like that in stock. But if...
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. – Helen Keller Over the last few weeks, many families are back in school or going to school for the first time. We had the first ever day of school milestone at our house this week. It is...
I moved Shaila back to college this past week. What a difference a year makes. This year was a quick and smooth move in process. She is much more independent this year so I took the hint that she didn’t need my help in setting everything up. I took her...
Newslines82620 I saw the story below posted from a friend. It reminds me that we have a huge impact on other people, even when we don’t realize it. I’ve had friends and acquaintances come up to me and talk about an event that to them was “the best ever” or...
I don’t know if I’ve said this before, but I’m accident prone. I really am! I know I look really graceful, but it’s an illusion. Last week I was putting in a temporary fence for our golden retriever. Just a normal chain link fence. I got everything ready to go...
My foster cat bit me yesterday … then she puked. Then a hurricane hit Iowa. It’s all related I think. With most of my long bike trips, I know that at some point I have to turn around and head back. If I ride out 30 miles, then I have...
I’m writing this on Monday - during a rain storm. News just came out - more cancellations. Old hat, same old story of things getting cancelled this year. I witnessed high school friends fighting on Facebook last night about the validity of the pandemic. One was claiming that face masks...
