I call it the SWAMP! I feel totally sucked in by all the things to do and left undone when I leave the house. Physically, it is like walking through water with weights on. I am pushing with my arms, my legs and my mind to just get out the door. Don’t ask me anything…
Before Buying A Vintage Travel Trailer As a Family Project
Sunset Magazine published an article a House Crush on Wheels with a 1968 Serro Scotty Vintage Travel Trailer in it. I was in love. I started searching online for one. What a big wake up call! $800-$1800 for just a shell! Shell means the trailer is striped inside of all appliances often all the wood…
Jesus Popped off the Cross, Again
Maybe it is just a cheap cross, but He is gone again. Maybe Jesus went on walk-about in Africa or wading through a rice field in Japan or lost in a sea of people in downtown London. I am not sure where He goes, but this is not the first time that I can’t…
Vintage Camper Remodel-Family Project
We bought this 1971 Golden Falcon in 2013. It was a family project. We ripped out the large couch (which had been stuffed on one wall) with a chain saw. The 14′ by 8′ travel trailer worked perfectly for electricity, but could not sleep a family of four–mom, dad and two boys. Jerry, my husband,…
When Storm Troopers Invade Your Bedroom
Storm Troopers in the Bedroom, Oh My! When Storm Troopers invade you bedroom you duck under the covers as they are likely carrying Nerfguns set to stun! A true delight in my house is my youngest son’s love of costumes. For many years I went everywhere with a superhero. Batman, Spiderman, Cap tainAmerica, Superman or…
Are You Dreaming Big Enough?
I just ran into something amazing today. A famous photographer who decided he did not want his son and the world to remember him for all the movie stars and athletes in his photography portfolio. Jeremy Cowart does not want to get to the end of his life and say “Man, I toured with Britney…
Sock Fight! 3 Active Family Fun Games
Sock Fight! Active Family Fun! It all started with my Mom. I came around the corner at age 9 or 10 and thump! I got hit with a sock bundle. What? My quiet, 5’3″ mother stood in front of a pile of socks getting ready to hit me again. Ahhh! I ran looking for a bundle of…
Dear Wife of An Addict
Dear Wife of An Addict, Did you just lose another battle? One more push for change to control the use/abuse of a substance/lifestyle. You timed it perfectly, your argument for stopping the behavior was well thought out and rational. Anyone could see that his behavior was/is killing the family and himself. Why won’t he listen…
What Two Days With A U-Haul Taught Me about God
A blown engine in Amarillo on a family road trip left the boys and I stranded for a few days. Triple A showed up quickly, assuring me a quick fix. The mechanic thought different. J. C. of Gene Messer Ford brainstormed solutions, called friends in the business trying to get us a rental truck, and finally…
Most Remote Monastery In Americas
My pilgrimages to the distant desert location started in the late 90’s. A friend spoke mystically about a remote monastery called Christ in the Desert in New Mexico. In college a world religion professor invited all his students to experience one night in a monastery in Southwest Missouri. I have forgotten the name of the…