“Take one step in the direction of your dreams and watch the Universe perform miracles to help you.” —Alexandra Domelle Intimidating obstacles come along with any dream. Completing the EAA Biplane my father started came packaged with many intimidating obstacles: First, it was my Dad’s project. My hero, the man I most wanted to please […]
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The First Draft Is Written For Your Strong Win
The first draft is just you telling yourself the story. ― Terry Pratchett Rescuing lost stories is both compelling and intimidating. There is nothing more frightful to a writer than a blank screen with a short deadline looming. I have for over five years posted a BLOG every week, except the three weeks I was […]
Why Visit An American Revolutionary War Patriot?
“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to […]
One Essential Celebration On Which History Pivots
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. Pope John Paul II The resurrection of Jesus Christ. The one essential celebration in history that brings out chocolate bunnies, colored eggs, and marshmallow peeps. I like chocolate and joyously display wonderfully painted eggs and decorations we acquired during […]
The Willis Jeep – When Colorful Personal Stories Converge
Purchase“In the Willis Jeep, every road is the scenic route.” – unknown Some objects hold generations of stories. One of those in our family is Grandad’s Willis Jeep. I have referred to it before in passing and have plans to document its restoration. At the moment it occupies a place in our driveway as those […]
A Personal Example Of Discovering Connections Out Of The Past
“Realize that everything connects to everything else” – Leonardo DaVinci “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.” – Herman Melville Discovering connections with others is a natural delight […]
Three Positive Secrets In Heart Rending Farewells
“To make heaven the perfect resting place for loved ones we adore, God made sure those Pearly Gates contained a kitty door.” – Unknown “Many beautiful angels are leaping through heaven with a meow.” – Unknown Finding positive secrets as one’s heart is breaking takes some processing. Saying goodbye to another of the Cullen cats […]
Butterflies, Simple Harmony of Maison Steinbuchel: Strong Yet Peaceful
The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough – Rabindranath Tagore Every September I am enamored with the convergence of all matter of butterflies on Maison Steinbuchel. The flurry of peaceful activity brings out the child in me as I stand right in the middle of my flower bed and let the […]
A Simple Three Step Template To Write That Special Story
“I am a rescuer of stories hidden among the ordinary. I give these stories voice as a template to inspire others with untold stories so that they will know the satisfaction of rescuing their own stories.” – Nancy Cullen This BLOG began as a place where I could record and share stories. Stories stemming from four […]