Most people wouldn’t even think about sitting on the last row of an airplane in the middle seat for 18 hours and then not staying for longer than 2 days at the destination just so you could say you where there. To my 13-year old daughter, who still likes to be the one to press […]
By Jeff Jarrell To wrap up our summer-time travels, my wife and I targeted Seattle for a romantic getaway since neither one of us had ever been to Washington State. We had a difficult time to getting to Seattle going standby so we ended up buying tickets which hurt our bank account but I know […]
The magic of Maui starts while looking out the airplane window on approach to Kahului airport where you can see the Windex-blue water turn turquoise and finally clear with white foam as the waves come up upon the sandy beaches or splash against the steep, rocky cliffs. Once landed, the smell of fresh lavender, mixed […]
It’s the rocks I remember most — painstakingly stacked up for miles throughout the country side without mortar. Rock fences reminding me of Marley’s chain in Dickens’ novel. A shepherd’s life work keeping land and sheep separated. And then there’s the Guinness. How I long to go back to the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin and taste anew […]
My wife started a rumor that I said I didn’t need Foundations Class, a 9-week spiritual experience they offer at Irving Bible Church (IBC), where we’ve been attending the last 20 something years. I don’t know if I said those exact words but I might have said something about that I was already doing Bible […]
