Wandering

It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work; and that when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings. -Wendell Berry We...

Blessed

My whole family came to my house for Thanksgiving.  It was wonderful.  My parents came from Asheville NC, my sister and brother in law and two dogs from Denver, my brother and girlfriend from Atlanta and my nephew from Birmingham. They arrived to an ice storm. Thank...

Simplifying

It is a very busy time of the year with all the holiday events, shopping, baking and running around. I love this time of the year, but this year will be different for me I am not going to stress out over every little detail.  Things will be simplified and streamlined....

Going home

I am going to visit my parents in Asheville NC.  It will be a welcomed relief to be in cooler, raining weather for a change. It will be so nice just to sit on my parents porch and visit with them over iced tea. We will visit the Biltmore house, my alma mater- Montreat...