My favorite bluegrass band, Third Creek Bluegrass, played a show Saturday afternoon. My friend Drew is the mandolin/guitar player and…
Friday Night Music
We have a great wine store/bar in Statesville called the Wine Maestro that has live music most weekends. It’s a…
Birthdays and Bands
It’s been a heartwarming kind of weekend. My friend Kristie turned 70 this past week and we had a party…
Jobless – Part 18
Unemployed more than a year. My musings about money and job hunting.
Leaping Through Another Weekend in My Town
I love Leap Day. It seems like we’re getting something extra. I would like it better if we made it…
Love Month – February 29
I love differences. It’s Leap Day, something we only get to experience every four years. It’s different, it’s unusual, and…
Love Month – February 28
I love grace. I was born on a Tuesday, so according to the old rhyme that means I am full…
Love Month – February 27
I love rest. The one good thing about the past year of unemployment is that I have been getting my…
Lent Photo-A-Day Challenge
Our church is doing this photo a day challenge that I figured some of you may enjoy. Last year I…
Love Month – February 26
I love ashes. Today is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the day some Christians celebrate the first day to Lent.…
Love Month – February 25
I love medical researchers. There’s this whole group of humans who are devoting themselves to medical research. Some work in…
Love Month – February 24
I love people who fully engage in life. Have you spent time with passionless people? Are you one yourself? It’s…
Love Month – February 23
I love a happy ending. I was talking to some folks at church today and one of the men (thanks…
Love Month – February 22
I love our hot air ballooning community. Today we had our annual ballooning safety seminar in Statesville, NC. Balloonists from…
Love Month – February 21
I love those who don’t treat a caution sign as a stop sign. If you have purpose, you go forward.…
Love Month – February 20
I love a good voice. I admit that I may even go to the extreme with this. I possibly have…
Love Month – February 19
I love people who count their riches. It’s not about the money. Money is worthless in itself. It’s not even…
Love Month – February 18
I love people who don’t spread rumors. Last night I heard about Ryan Newman’s accident and was looking online for…
Love Month – February 17
I love live music. I live in a place where we have a greater share of talent than most places.…
Love Month – February 16
I love aunts and uncles. My Uncle Bill died yesterday and it was a reminder of the influence he and…
Love Month – February 15
I love simplicity. Life often gets so busy and complicated that sometimes we need a time out. When I do…
Love Month – February 14
I love a good love story. When I’m sitting with a table of couples that I don’t know well (or…
Love Month – February 13
I love free stuff. Oh, I know a lot of people say they love free stuff, but yet they seem…
Love Month – February 12
I love teachers. I always did. I remember back in first grade when I had the appropriately named Mrs. Day.…
Love Month – February 11
I love someone who can make a decision. Coming to too hasty a decision is usually not a good thing,…
Love Month – February 10
I love living in the present. It’s easy for us to get distracted in life. Some are prone to hang…
Love Month – February 9
I love Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, because this tale written long ago and far away gives us great truths that can help us decide who we will be even today.
Love Month – February 8
I love dandelions.
Love Month – February 7
I love a second chance.
Love Month – February 6
I love when people stick up for themselves.
Love Month – February 5
I love inclusion. Often in this world it seems like we want to separate into “us” and “them”. It makes…
