Life is Sailing

A place of life exploration, sailing journeys, and piece of thought

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I am a woman who loves beauty and fun. I sail, read, play games, learn instruments (piano, flute, ukulele, tin whistle, Scottish drums, harmonica), hike, sing, Pickleball, explore, and write. My greatest joy is playing or exploring with my five children and husband. My greatest peace is at the piano or sailing. At the center and surrounding it all is my Savior Jesus Christ.

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  • A Tack , a Turn of Life

    “Keep your speed up. Don’t stall. Push all the way through. Not too fast, not too slow. Mind the boom.” In a boat, learning to tack well is crucial to sailing well. To tack is to make the boat turn from one side of the wind to the other. (More to come tomorrow. Late nights…

  • Swept away

    Warm, loose, cozy.The basketball game finished.TV turned off,Eyes became heavy…Swept away by the sandman.

  • Hibiscus

    I have fallen for this flower, the stately hibiscus. Its five grandiose petals attract the eye of any observer of plants. It symbolizes beauty and joy, happiness and sunshine, friendship and love, mystery and knowledge. The hibiscus is also Hawaii’s state flower, fitting since Hawaii is the Aloha state, known for its welcome of visitors.…

  • In Search of Home

    “Take me home where I belong.” Where is that for you? Is it a place or a people? Is it intrinsically linked between the two? We are all home on this earth. It’s a wide, wide earth, spanning oceans and mountain ranges, rolling plains and hot deserts. People, different cultures, laughter, tears, joy. The more…

  • Communicate

    The furrowed browThe mischievous glanceI see you.With or without words we want to communicate.It’s what we wear, how we walk, what we choose to gaze upon.We communicate.Some have many words, Some cannot find the words.But I see you, into your eyes, into your soul.Let’s open the door,explore new thoughts,ideas that take shape as we communicate.Show…

  • Hawaii sailing reminiscing…

    So I learned to sail in Hawaii. One of my earlier posts explains my first introduction to sailing. It was a day that forever changed my life and the way I see things. It drew me to adventure, to the athleticism of small boat sailing, to the mental strategy of the game. I still day…

  • It’s easy to be afraid…

    So I began this website because I needed a writing challenge. I have thought about writing for a few years, having homeschooled my children and walked them through many writing assignments. I was a dedicated journaler as a child and young adult and am a firm believer in the power of the written word, both…

  • Play… as an Adult

    I once saw a woman playing in the sea.  She simply walked up to the water, laid down, and the waves rolled along the sand, tossing and turning her.  It was during Covid, and things had just begun opening up a little bit in Waikiki, allowing for a whopping two people to be in a…

  • Historic, scenic, immersive

    I used to be one to simply enjoy reading great stories, adventure stories with descriptive scenes, mysteries where I chased the main characters across continents and scaled heights to uncover clues. History fascinated me. Stories of people groups and individuals who shaped what is our modern world. Next came engagement with historical stories from professor…

  • Brief note about few faces

    As I begin building my photo gallery on this page, you may not see many pictures of people. I prefer to post objects and places because it offers a sense of anonymity and universal application. These objects and places bring memories of people to my mind. People have always and will always be the most…