Whistling Ducks, Heat And Tar Balls Greetings from the island everyone!  I hope that all of you are doing well and hanging in there with this brutal heat.  Being on my 24th year total on this barrier island, this is the driest and hottest summer I’ve experienced.  The dim light at the end of the […]

Cats. Some people love them, some actually despise the cute tiny little death machines, and in case you didn’t figure it out by this sentence alone, I am definitely in the camp of the former, not the latter. I guess it makes sense as when I was but a wee lad still ambulating on four […]

How often do we feel that situations are out of our control? Circumstances collide and leave us afraid that life is getting out of control! We often struggle with the feeling of lack and fight the feelings of helplessness and panic. The idea that we are “in control” is more an illusion than a fact! […]

Ephesians 4: 32 says, “Be kind, compassionate, and forgiving to each other, in the same way God forgave you in Christ.” In this modern age, it feels like everything is broadcast online. It’s difficult to pinpoint where it began- was it the numerous silly reality shows? Was it the early Youtube videos of people dancing […]

Surviving the Island Summer Season A hot, humid and sweaty greeting from the island! I hope everyone is doing well, and hanging in there with this brutal high pressure staying over us, and creating this prolonged sweltering heat. There are certainly tropical storm advantages to having this high pressure over us, but dang, it could […]