Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
The Navy Ball celebrated the Navy’s 238th birthday October 5 in the Whiting Field Atrium. Rear Admiral Donald P. Quinn, the Chief of Naval Education and Training, was the guest speaker. We had dinner, made toasts, and danced! HT-28 I do like the dress whites (that’s the uniform)! I took some pictures of Pace High…
New pals, 2006 First day home—Labor Day Tuesday, 2006 Chris and I had been married a few months. I was concerned Pounce would be lonely when I found a job. We passed the Escambia County Pet Animal Shelter in Pensacola and I said, “Let’s just see if they have any kittens.” “I don’t want to…
Quiet place for a nap! Isaac, for your first birthday we had cupcakes with Grandma and Pa, and I hosted Bible study (with more cupcakes) with all your baby buddies in lieu of a party. For your second birthday, we are twice as thankful for you (if that’s possible!). You’ve been through so much this…
Helicopters aren’t supposed to be there. “Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!” Chris called over the radio as the simulated emergency procedure he was practicing with his students turned into an actual emergency. The maneuver is called an auto-rotation. It’s extremely important to master, because if a helicopter’s engine flames out, you can’t exactly pull over on the…
Be free! A two-year-old, transformed! It was the day after Isaac’s birthday, and he was acting…you know…TWO. He picked up rocks out of the birdbath, threw mulch into a fountain, and generally yelled, “NO!” a lot. A LOT. But I figured anyone attending Monarch Madness at the Panhandle Butterfly House in Navarre, Florida, on a…
Oh hey, I got one of these two years ago, too! So the birthday boy and I were at the grocery store, spoiling him with cookies and balloons and generally having a good time, when I hear, “Hey neighbor! Are you stocking up for the hurricane?” The what?! She informed me Tropical Storm Karen is…
Holy cat John Kohlenberger’s NIV Integrated Study Bible is arranged chronologically with a timeline at the bottom of each page. It’s like reading the daily news coverage on BBC, MSNBC and Fox News all at once—it’s a multifaceted view of each event on the same page. In the Old Testament, passages from, say, Deuteronomy and…
