Sometimes dinner doesn’t go exactly according to plan. I believe that sharing a meal with someone is one of the best ways to get to know them. So periodically, we invite folks from church that we don’t know very well over for dinner, just for the chance to get acquainted. A little like a Regency era dinner party. Generally, it has been really fun and we’ve enjoyed getting to know people that we otherwise wouldn’t … Continue reading →
One year later, we’re just now finding a new normal one year after Hurricane Harvey. You can find the original posts HERE. Part 7: Finding a new normal I’ve weathered a number of serious storms. Hurricane Belle in New Jersey in 1976 was the first real storm I remember. That was back during elementary school days. Alicia hit Houston in 1983 while I was in high school. I remember treks for dry ice and cooking … Continue reading →
What do you do when someone opens their mouth and stupid falls out? So, yeah, we recently had a doozy of a week. You know the kind where you seem to get hit by stuff on all sorts of fronts—some that seemed to appear out of nowhere just to keep things ‘interesting’ in the ancient Chinese sort of way. I just love ‘interesting times’ don’t you? After finishing off the week with half a day … Continue reading →
Eleven out of eleven cats agree, hurricanes–especially Hurricane Harvey–are not kitty cat weather. In case you missed an earlier part, click HERE The short drive to my sister’s house was surreal. In the nineteen years we’ve been in the house we’ve driven it hundreds of times, but never like this before. As we drove out, we passed emergency vehicles, more boats on trailers and large trucks. License plates from Louisiana, Arkansas, as far as Tennessee—engines … Continue reading →
There’s a saying in the gulf coast: Hide from the wind, run from the water. Hurricane Harvey took that to a totally new place. In case you missed earlier segments: Rising Waters, part 1 Risings Waters Part 2 Rising Waters Part 3 Rising Waters Part 4 Just before bed, I checked the water levels—touching the edge of our driveway now. The fifth house on the street—now empty—is poised with water at the front step. … Continue reading →