Boat Parades and Burdens

Boat Parade, Dana Point, California, December, 2008 Steps to Obedience Boat parades are a favorite Christmas tradition in waterfront communities. Participants spend days decorating their vessels with Christmas lights, Santas, stars and crosses. Skippers host parties aboard their boats, welcoming guests to enjoy the spectacle while enjoying food and drink. Boatloads of spectators line the edges […]


Boat Parades and Burdens

Boat Parade, Dana Point, California, December, 2008 Steps to Obedience Boat parades are a favorite Christmas tradition in waterfront communities. Participants spend days decorating their vessels with Christmas lights, Santas, stars and crosses. Skippers host parties aboard their boats, welcoming guests to enjoy the spectacle while enjoying food and drink. Boatloads of spectators line the edges […]


Paint, Power Tools, and a Picture of Grace

Rich, Tom, and the Door Home Repairs and Unlikely Lessons Yesterday we spent the day at our good friend Tom’s house so Rich could repair a french door that had fallen victim to a puppy’s gnawings. I’ve written before about Tom and how our paths crossed one night under unlikely circumstances. I was looking forward […]


What God has Joined Together….

Elaine, Rob, and Judi …Is Sometimes more than Two! My dad said to me, the other day, “Elaine’s [my daughter] marriage to Rob has been good for the whole family.” I didn’t ask him what he meant, because it seemed obvious to me. Rob and his family are awesome. He has a younger brother, Ricky, who […]


Sailing Away

March, 2010: Aboard our Boat Profound Grief, Profound Faith Saturday Rich and I attended a memorial service and committal at sea for our friend Clay. His wife and my husband have worked together for 24 years. Clay fought cancer for a year and a half before being called home on August 23. He was 50 […]