Character

Hope and Expectation

My favorite iphone photo processing app is Pic-Tap-Go. One of the settings is called EZBurn which darkens the corners and edges a bit. As the new year dawns bright and hopeful, for me there is always a certain darkness, an EZ Burn curling around the edges of the calendar,  threatening to overshadow all that is… Continue reading Hope and Expectation

Books · Character

Hobbit’s Courage

One of the must see holiday movies was “The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug”.  A few days before Christmas we had the chance to see it in a really nice theater in Kansas City on the Plaza.  It was as cold inside as out, but the screen was enormous and that we were suffering inside our coats… Continue reading Hobbit’s Courage

Character

Tranquility Now!

Getting dressed is hard. It’s Monday morning and I’ve made the list to end all lists to prepare for a week full to overflowing.  The brain is literally buzzing with productivity and thoughts and energy. Next thing I know, I’m out IN PUBLIC about halfway through the long list of errands when I look down… Continue reading Tranquility Now!

Character · Movies

I Love Baseball….NOT!

I am about to make a fairly un-American statement about our family. We do not care about baseball. I know, I know. We just don’t. I didn’t grow up around it and Todd hails from the land where Broncos are #1 and the Nuggets are #2 and the Rockies are something you follow while you… Continue reading I Love Baseball….NOT!

Character

A Swimsuit Memory

I shared this picture yesterday with a few friends, but needed to tell the bigger story. Summer is here but it has been rainy and unseasonably cool here in Kansas. Two weeks out of school and we still hadn’t made it to the pool. Our first free afternoon came and the sun was, well sort… Continue reading A Swimsuit Memory