When John realized that we were only going to be in Ohio for two weeks during the entire Cleveland Indians season, he suggested we fit in our annual game. We try to get to at least one Cleveland Indians’ game every year with the family. John picked the date, my parents confirmed it, and I …
By Karen
Visiting a National Park
Many people are getting ready for summer vacations now. Being an expert at visiting National Parks (well, maybe not an expert, but I have visited and worked at a lot of them) I thought I would give you the benefit of my experience. Thus, today’s post is a how to guide for visiting a national …
Depend and Dependable: Learning to Be a Sheep
Do you depend on Jesus and can Jesus depend on you? Yesterday I returned to the Powell United Methodist Church for worship and this is the question I encountered. I went by myself to worship. Tom and John took off early for an all-day paintball game. Jackie was doing things around the house. So I …
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews
I recently discovered a new mystery writer and I have been enjoying her books immensely. Donna Andrews has written a series of books with bird-themed titles. There are 20 books in the series so far and I hope there are many more to come. “Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon” is #4 in her Meg Langslow series. Meg …
Star Wars Influence: May the 4th Be With You
The first Star Wars movie came out 40 years ago on May 24, 1977. I know the years seem to be speeding by faster and faster, but how is it possible? I went to see the movie during the summer of 1977 at a drive-in on a date with a guy who had already seen …
Hidden Objects Challenge Winner
I recently decided to do a first ever contest on my blog, in honor of (almost) three years of writing the blog. Your challenge: identifying the hidden objects in my bucket. The contest closed on April 30 and today I announce the winner. Congratulations to Kristin Burkey, winner of a $25 Google Play gift card! …
Visitor Questions at Fort Frederica
Each national park site that Tom and I work at has its own distinctive emphasis and personality. This means that each national park site also has its own brand of visitors and visitor questions. I have discussed some of the unique questions that we get at each place in previous posts (Death Valley, Chickamauga, Kings …
Powell United Methodist Church, Ohio
This morning Tom, John, Jackie and I went to Powell United Methodist Church to worship. John and Jackie are still looking for a church to call home in Columbus. Powell United Methodist Church looked like a big church and it is halfway between their house and Cross Creek Camping Resort. Powell United Methodist Church …
Beach on St. Simons Island, Georgia
One thing I have neglected to mention in all my recent posts about the beach on St. Simons Island. Whenever I think of going someplace with a beach, I always imagine myself sitting on the sand reading a book, watching the waves, wading into the water from time to time. My reality is usually quite …
Surprisingly Social St. Simons
Our time on St. Simons Island has been surprisingly social. When we signed on at Fort Frederica a year ago, we never dreamed we would spend so much time socializing while on the island. More people visited us on St. Simons that at all of our previous parks combined! First, Mom and Dad rented a …