I have come to appreciate the value of margins. This happened during a season when my husband took too a tumble from a ladder while trimming a tree. Yes, there was a running chainsaw involved. We are thankful the only damage from the incident was a broken left heel bone. Nonetheless, crutches in a three-story […]
Heartwarming Reflections On 2022 To Empower 2023
“Celebrate endings — for they precede new beginnings.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie As I contemplated writing about this past year, a heartwarming reflection was not what came to mind. To be honest about how I FELT about his year, was “blah”. However, as I looked back at the year objectively, I see my feelings need […]
“Go With Aircoupe – The Plane That is Going Places”
“Go With Aircoupe – The Plane That is Going Places” – Headline From Ad in 1961 Flying Magazine I own a 1961 Forney Aircoupe inherited from my father. Along with the sheer joy of taking off, leaving the two-dimensional earthbound realm, this little red and white plane abounds with stories. Recently I was contacted via […]
Three Reasons To Honor Constitution Day
“Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.” ― Abraham Lincoln “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” ― Abraham Lincoln Saturday September 17 […]
The Sun Came Bursting Over The Horizon And A New Outstanding Day Arrived
“From the blackness of nothing to the brightness of everything. The sun came bursting over the horizon and a new day was here.” Paul Hancock, The Writings of HANCOCK, September 1975 In the past, The Northfield School of the Liberal Arts had a year-end program called, Americana. It is an opportunity for students and faculty to […]
What Is Happening With The Cute Biplane Build?
The Biplane Build: To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything. – Otto Lilienthal Aviation is still considered a man’s world by many. The time to reach young ladies is during their first years of school. Research has shown that although children may change their minds several […]
How Scandal, Resistance, Imprisonment Led To Heroism – Gabby Gouldner’s Second Life
“A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.” – G. K. Chesterton. Scandal makes for juicy drama but is rarely an attribute we aspire to in a family. Nonetheless, the actions of others, even those close to us, can land us in, the middle of notoriety we […]
Can Calm And Tumultuous Define The Same Year?
“Nothing conquers the chaos around me like the calm assurance that I am at peace with God” – Ron Brackin Dear Friends and Family, It has been a couple of years since I did an annual recap. I almost skipped this year, giving into the lurking sense of uncertainty, but then I began to recount […]
Delightful Treasures Out Of Old And New
“Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.” Matthew 13:52 (KJV) Blending the old and new into attractive functional spaces can be a challenge, but when done […]