The day has gotten off to a less than wonderful start. The church right across the street from me had a woman collapse in the churchyard. The pastor knew I was a former medic, so they came to my door. I made sure she was breathing and stabilized her head. It turns out she had accidentally doubled up... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness. Our enemies would dance with joy if only they knew how they were worrying us, lacerating us, and getting even with us! Our hate is not hurting them at... Sign in to see full entry.
It has gotten very dark again this afternoon. We can hear thunder in the near distance, and the winds are picking up. I doubt this will be severe, but it is more prudent to be ready vs. waiting until the last minute. We've been busy outside today, but I did finally get some writing done. It's not... Sign in to see full entry.
We had on and off showers all night, but the heavy stuff stopped around 10PM. It looks like we will have what meteorologists call 'instability showers' late in the afternoon, but it should be a decent day. We have some cleaning up in the yard, but that happens after every heavy shower. This yard had... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
It got pitch black here in a matter of two minutes and then the high winds, thunder, lightning, and rain began. On and off power outage, but we are safe so far. The wife and I are chilling in the bedroom, waiting for the storm to go by. It looks like it is heading southeast towards Kissimmee and... Sign in to see full entry.
We actually got up early this morning. We are being told we have a huge set of storms about to invade us. The prediction here is for one to two inches of rain today/tonight. As I have mentioned, we live on the south side of a pretty steep hill that continues downward another fifty to sixty feet. One... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 4, 2022
There are days, and then there are days. Today was a sweet day. There are precious few moments in your life when you realize how lucky you are. I am a lucky man, and God has been good to me. I am thankful for all I have been given. My life has been spared several times, and it has allowed me to have... Sign in to see full entry.
It's looking like a beautiful day is ahead for the 'armpit of Florida.' It got down to 48 last night, which is a lot warmer than it was in the Upper Peninsula, but the moisture in the air sure makes it feel cold! Looking back at the weekend, we didn't get a lot of things done, yet we did. We... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 3, 2022
Sometimes, we get caught up in the moment, the project, and the bustle. Sometimes, we must force ourselves to step back and remember what is important. We did that last night. It's been a while since I have felt this good. I'm in a reflective mood today. I wrote this in a book somewhere along the... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 2, 2022
I am interrupting our movie time, but I just got a third email from a reader of my Vella project that says: I read it all so far and I really enjoyed it. I am looking forward to continuing the story. I'm excited about this! When you get unsolicited email about a project, that means people are... Sign in to see full entry.