Sometimes something triggers a memory and it makes me laugh. This week I saw something in a gift shop at Mount Vernon that made me giggle and remember an event from long ago. . The sign clearly says ” Please do not blow bugles until Continue reading →
A Month for Thankfulness
November is a lot of things but of course it is best known for the Thanksgiving holiday. Our Thanksgivings look a lot different than they did years ago. I remember driving to my Grandma Bonnie’s house for a huge feast. She was a really good Continue reading →
Biding My Time
There are a lot of quotable quotes and references to time in my Bartlett’s Famous Quotations book Some of them are amusing, some are challenging and some just don’t make any sense to me at all. Consider these samplings: “Dost thou love life? Then do Continue reading →
There’s A New Little Free Library in Newark, Ohio
If you know me and my love of books you know that I am thrilled anytime there is a new Little Free Library added to the map. This one is extra special because it is one my great niece and sister have put up and Continue reading →
What’s On My Mind
I am not alone in what is currently on my mind. Israel. I honestly have no words for my Jewish friends. I mean there is nothing that I can say. As a Christian I have never felt threatened. I have never felt like my faith Continue reading →
100,000
100,000? What does that mean, you ask? Well, in my ever increasing attempt to gain views on It’s Just Life (not really) I am going to tell you. My Subaru Outback’d odometer changed to 100,000 this week and I managed to capture the moment with Continue reading →
Comments for A Cause – Moving Mountains
I’ve been trying to play around with some stuff on my blog this week to update the way that folks comment and hopefully I haven’t messed everything up totally. It always takes me some time to navigate the ins and outs of making changes and Continue reading →
The Day I Found Jesus on My Driveway
I found Jesus on my driveway today. I didn’t expect to . I wasn’t exactly looking for Him. But I found Him. There He was. But I didn’t realize it until I looked closer. There He was. Just a tiny little postage stamp sized picture Continue reading →
Write The Story
Sometimes I see something that just screams “There’s a story here”. I usually have my phone with me and can snap a picture and that was the case the day I saw this car. I spied this car in a parking lot when I was Continue reading →
Memories
. Yep. That’s the family circa 1994 or 1995ish. I am not exactly sure which year it was but there we are in all of our glory outside a cottage at one of my favorite places on earth, Lakeside, Ohio. While we have all grown Continue reading →