Category Archives: Adventure
“Be delusional enough to call yourself something that the world hasn’t called you yet,” Queen Latifah said. “Be brave enough to walk down a road that no one else can see.” When I read the words that the legendary female rapper gave to the … Continue reading
4 decades. 40 years. 480 months. 14,610 days ago. On May 7, 1986, we pulled our Ryder moving truck into Cape Coral, FL. We were on a mission. A calling. An assignment from God. Knowing we had the support of … Continue reading
The phrase was first used in 1924 to promote photographs and was trademarked in 1927. It was later used in advertisements for other products, including radios and RCA color televisions. As a professional photographer, I never realized that the phrase originated … Continue reading
For the last several weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, forty gardeners have been planting 7 million tulip bulbs at Keukenhof Gardens in the village of Lisse, a short drive from Amsterdam, Netherlands. They are planting 900 varieties in all types of colors … Continue reading
It’s one of the hardest physical tests I’ve ever taken. When I was in high school, I played basketball, soccer and track, and those were sometimes very difficult tests of endurance. But this one, at 70 years old, I think was the … Continue reading
I love butterflies. In fact, this past year, I started a small butterfly garden in our backyard. I planted the vegetation necessary to attract Monarch butterflies which lay eggs, hatching as caterpillars, going into pupa stage and metamorphosis, emerging as butterflies. Just … Continue reading
On this day, 37 years ago, our family arrived in Cape Coral, Florida on a dream and a prayer. The dream was to fulfill a calling that had started more than a decade before. The dream was to start and build a church … Continue reading
Thirty-five years ago, (April 19, 1987 on Easter Sunday) my wife Linda and I had the privilege of being spiritual mid-wives. We helped God birth one of His churches, Cape Christian. Along with two other couples, we locked our arms in a … Continue reading
The next two weeks, I’ll be on vacation. Most of us, look forward to vacations. I sure do. This vacation is extra special in that it’s the third one of our “7 Year-Old Grandchild Trips.” This time, with our grandtwins, Noah and Haley. We started … Continue reading
Remember Chinese drywall from about a decade ago? It was hard to detect for a while. Air conditioning units that corroded and were replaced a few times, coughing and congestion, smells that were hard to nail down, copper wiring that turned black … Continue reading
