As I write, I’m looking at a painting of a single tree upon which all four seasons of the year are depicted. On the far-left side of the tree the new life of spring is evident on the tips of the branches. On the next quarter of the tree and to the center of its […]

Winter Beach Rides And Low Tides Greetings from the island everyone!  I hope that all of you are doing well and weathered the very cold temps and high winds that we had last month.  Being on a barrier island, the temperatures never get quite as cold as on the mainland, especially the more inland towns, […]

In life we all must make choices that we don’t really want to make. A lover we don’t want to break up with, a job we really want to quit but can’t, a test we really don’t want to take, or in this case a pet you really don’t want to give up, but you […]

It may be because I keep facing the same event year that makes me ponder the afterlife. I have worked hard at remaining 29, but the anniversaries of that 29th birthday keep growing! I have often said that God loves me so much that He will not make me live here forever and then I […]

Preparing For Cold Weather Greetings from the island on this very windy Jan 12 morning.  As I sit at my little kitchen table having coffee, I can hear and feel the steady 30 mph winds, with gusts to 50 mph, blowing across Matagorda Bay and onto this barrier island.  When I step outside, the blustery […]