Resolutions: Every Day Offers a Chance
It is that time of year when many among us make resolutions. We resolve, or decide, to do something to improve ourselves or accomplish something that has been put off…
Category: Holidays
Christmas Morning on Haleakala Volcano
By the time we got to the summit, the moon was setting in a cold crystal clear sky and the sun was not yet visible over the clouds below us.…
Favorite Christmas Movies
My son came home from school yesterday and said he did well on some kind of in class Christmas movie trivia contest his teacher had on Kahoot. I laughed at…
Why Would A Lutheran Make Latkes Instead of Lefse?
Last night we had potato pancakes or latkes for dinner! We regularly had these while I was growing up. So recently, when my 18-year-old asked us to switch up what…
Christmas Without Our Cats
This is the first Christmas is 15 years we have not had our pet cats stirring up trouble at holiday time. Unfortunately, both died this past year. Clark died first…
The Amaryllis Project 2017
Last year, a parent donated 220 Amaryllis Kits to the after school garden club I ran at our local elementary school. It was not the first time she had made…
Flower of the Day – Amaryllis: Cee’s Photo Challenge
The following are my postings for Cee’s Photo Challenge: Amaryllis for December 18th, 2017, The amaryllis is a large, colorful flowering bulb that is popular at holiday time. For the…
