• ROW80

    A Belated ROWnd-Up: #ROW80

    How very odd. A Sunday passed, and I did not provide an update on my progress in A Round of Words in 80 Days. However, the round was officially over on Thursday, June 21, just as I was struggling with…

  • ROW80

    Roped and Ragged: #ROW80

    Each Sunday, I faithfully come here and report on my writing progress for the A Round of Words in 80 Days challenge. Week after week, I tend to knock some goals out like a prize-fighter, others I get several good punches…

  • Deep-Fried Friday

    Vlogging from a Natural Park

    This week I’ve been volunteering as assistant director for my church’s elementary camp. The county park where we go is less than a half hour away from my suburban home, yet we feel thrust into the midst of nature for…

  • ROW80

    You're Not Special and #ROW80

    Wellesley High School English teacher David McCullough Jr. delivered the faculty address to the graduating students of this Boston-area school. In it, he asserted that “You are not special. You are not exceptional” and noted that “Even if you’re one…

  • Amazing Words Wednesday

    Word Games for the Road

    Welcome (back) to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday where we enter the labyrinth of language together and follow the scarlet thread to find our way around. Down here in Texas, school is either out or almost out! While it isn’t officially summer…

  • Deep-Fried Friday

    Do Your Shoes Fit?

    Admittedly, this is an odd topic for Deep-Fried Friday. However, I have narrow feet and struggle to find shoes that fit. I have wondered how the narrow shoe market has nearly disappeared from stores, which for me means that I…