Drawer. Noun: a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it. Origin & History of “drawers”: A drawer is literally something that is ‘drawn’ or ‘pulled’ out. The coinage was perhaps based on French tiroir ‘drawer’, which was similarly derived from […]
Valuable Margins – Lessons From Ladders and Air Traffic Control
I have come to appreciate the value of margins. This happened during a season when my husband took a tumble from a ladder while trimming a tree. Yes, a running chainsaw was involved. We are thankful the only damage from the incident was a broken left heel bone. Nonetheless, crutches in a three-story house, trips […]
The Amazing Value Of Boundary Lines and Ancient Landmarks
“Do not remove the ancient boundary which your fathers have set.” Proverbs 22:28 NKJV Some time ago, I read the book Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. I heard about this book on the two good doctors’ radio shows as well as the Dave Ramsey show. First published in 1992, I checked out […]
Wisdom In Action – The Principle And Preeminent Thing
Men studied history primarily to discern the ways of Providence and so acquire wisdom for their own age. – Stephen Mansfield One of the four categories of stones in my personal Stonebridge Story I call, “Foundations”. On my About page this falls in the context of our historic home and the lives that are lived there. Another of […]
A Journey Into Mission Aviation Fellowship
In June of 2016 on a return trip to Kansas from a family gathering in Moscow, ID, we took time to stop at the headquarters of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in Nampa, ID. We have been supporters of MAF for over 25 years, but my journey with this organization goes back much further. The Paternal […]
Making Time For Family – Stories Then and Now
Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life! – Albert Einstein For the past few weeks I have re-posted content with stories centering on my maternal grandfather’s branch of the family tree. Then I realized that during this time, I had actually been in contact with parts of my grandfather’s side of the family from […]
Flight As A Stone In Life’s Bridge – About THE STONEBRDIGE
Air traffic Control is easy until it gets hard. Then it gets very hard. The problem is, it can get very hard very easily. – Unknown There’s something just magical about flight. Period. – Graham Hawkes When one spends 34 years in an occupation as unique, challenging and wonderful as air traffic control, it never really […]
Through The Looking Glass Using Familiar Stones
“When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes, I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There “I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then […]
A Return to Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
This will re-publish as I make a return trip to Mission Aviation Fellowship -MAF. This time I am staying for a few days to volunteer in the fabrication shop. I am excited. Following is the background for this trip from a previous post. Many of the things that form our lives rest in the background. […]