Living in baptism

I am a very, very fortunate person.  Through some twist of fate, it seems that a trip to the beach has, for the last few years, fallen on the week of my birthday.  So this year, again, I had the chance to celebrate the anniversary of my arrival on this little planet from a beach in Mexico. But this year was not by any imagination business as usual on our few days in the sun. This year, instead of sitting comfortably on my beach palapa bed  in the shade and watching the fun in the waves, I decided make a change.  I actually got in the water. Well, it wasn't really a decision -- not like deciding which book to…
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Burning off the fog…

In a couple of days I'm heading for away for a fall mini-vacation to the mountains.  Fall is my favorite time to vacation and I rarely get to experience its beauties away from the city, because of other demands.  My friend, Leah, is hosting a wonderful series about the glories of the fall season on her blog.   I'm hoping that I'm not too early to get to experience the season's glory on my little mountain trip. It's mountains and leaves and fog that is on my mind, as I think about the past few days of my life. I'll admit it, I had a particularly tough weekend.  Things are clearer…
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Living in baptism

I am a very, very fortunate person.  Through some twist of fate, it seems that a trip to the beach has, for the last few years, fallen on the week of my birthday.  So this year, again, I had the chance to celebrate the anniversary of my arrival on this little planet from a beach in Mexico. But this year was not by any imagination business as usual on our few days in the sun. This year, instead of sitting comfortably on my beach palapa bed  in the shade and watching the fun in the waves, I decided make a change.  I actually got in the water. Well, it wasn't really a decision -- not like deciding which book to…
Read More

Burning off the fog…

In a couple of days I'm heading for away for a fall mini-vacation to the mountains.  Fall is my favorite time to vacation and I rarely get to experience its beauties away from the city, because of other demands.  My friend, Leah, is hosting a wonderful series about the glories of the fall season on her blog.   I'm hoping that I'm not too early to get to experience the season's glory on my little mountain trip. It's mountains and leaves and fog that is on my mind, as I think about the past few days of my life. I'll admit it, I had a particularly tough weekend.  Things are clearer…
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