Waiting on Orders

 Worth the Wait and Just in Time. July, 2011 At Exactly the Right Time In January, when my daughter called to tell me that her husband’s new orders were for the U.S.S. Columbus, a fast-attack submarine based in Hawaii, I chatted with her about the wonderful adventure lying before them. Then I hung up the […]


Waiting on Orders

 Worth the Wait and Just in Time. July, 2011 At Exactly the Right Time In January, when my daughter called to tell me that her husband’s new orders were for the U.S.S. Columbus, a fast-attack submarine based in Hawaii, I chatted with her about the wonderful adventure lying before them. Then I hung up the […]


Waiting on Orders

 Worth the Wait and Just in Time. July, 2011 At Exactly the Right Time In January, when my daughter called to tell me that her husband’s new orders were for the U.S.S. Columbus, a fast-attack submarine based in Hawaii, I chatted with her about the wonderful adventure lying before them. Then I hung up the […]


>Fast Food and Holy Encounters

>  Ice-Cold Pepsi. May, 2011. We Would Have Missed it at the Drive-Through Window A few weekends ago we drove to San Diego. My co-grandma, Judi, had just returned from two months’ travels, the bulk of it spent with her daughter Crissy in Florida. Crissy, a Coast Guard wife, had delivered beautiful Annabelle Joy on […]


Fast Food and Holy Encounters

 Ice-Cold Pepsi. May, 2011. We Would Have Missed it at the Drive-Through Window A few weekends ago we drove to San Diego. My co-grandma, Judi, had just returned from two months’ travels, the bulk of it spent with her daughter Crissy in Florida. Crissy, a Coast Guard wife, had delivered beautiful Annabelle Joy on April […]