Monthly Archives: August 2017

Connected to Beaumont

Texas is suffering immeasurable loss due to Hurricane Harvey and the tropical storms that followed. Houston has been hit very hard, which was predicted, although that does not make it any easier to deal with if you are one of … Continue reading

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Paying Attention to Discontinuities

  Change is disruptive.  Whether it is a positive change or a negative one, it is still disruptive.   Sometimes we do not see the change coming, and it catches us off guard.  At other times, we should see it coming, … Continue reading

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Just Because You Have Space Does Not Mean That You Have Room for More Stuff!

  Daughter Tara spoke those words last week when she was in Raleigh.  These few days later, I do not even remember the context, but her words ring so clearly in my mind. I know that I have too much … Continue reading

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Time in a Bottle

On a trip this week to Pottery Barn Kids and Teens, I went down memory lane.  Daughter Tara, granddaughters Mary Grace (12), Elsie (10), and Virginia (5) and I were shopping for a new bed for Elsie.  One of the … Continue reading

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Just Get Started!

Perhaps like me you made some New Year’s Resolutions, which I prefer to call commitments.  How have you been doing with those?  Well, I have had a slow start with mine.  I have not made much progress with the twenty … Continue reading

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