Life is Sailing

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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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  • sandpiper

    A sandpiper pecked proudly at the ground, outrunning the waves as he found hidden food under the wet sand.  He was just like every other sandpiper on this peaceful morning… except for one key difference. He  had but one leg.  Whether born with just one leg or due to an accident, this bird had healed and overcome the…

  • The Crane

    swooping from the sky, the crane floated onto the splintered wooden rail, his beady eye kindly nodding my direction. “Peace to you, best wishes, and happiness,” his long, curved neck silently chortled. With graceful ease he brushed his beak by his feet and resumed his debonair posture. I gazed at his beauty, his seeming wisdom,…

  • Leading up to Halloween

    (Oct 30, 2025) As we approach Halloween, also known as Reformation Day, it seems like an appropriate time to reflect and remember what is beneficial to dwell on in our minds and hearts. Children are getting excited to dress up. My own children enjoyed pouring candy into a large bowl to get it ready for…

  • New Book… Maybe Not

    (Oct. 28, 2025) I thought I would try a new book recently, one recommended by a library book club. It was utterly disappointing. The drama and convoluted love affairs and murder seems to communicated the author’s desire to stir up a sadistic delight in broken relationships and sordid affairs with endless lying leading to death.…

  • Life to the soul

    It’s hitting the yellow ball with the center of the racket, It’s rounding the mark so close I could touch it but don’t, It’s the hum of the water against the hull of my sailboat as it planes across the bay, It’s the sight of a pelican spanning its wings across the surface of the…

  • Intellectual Swimming

    We swim in a sea of little fishSearching for food beside each other A school of hungry, curious mindsLooking for morsels of knowledge and friendship

  • Money Management Matters

    Teaching children about money management is important and there are so many real life examples of helpful institutions that end up in a bind because of poorly managed accounts and spending priorities. It’s complex, but a bit of planning and forward thinking goes a long ways. Two private schools in debt, still bringing in revenue…

  • Singing

    (September 3, 2025) Singing helps heart rate go down. I found myself almost late to a Wednesday night sailboat race. It meant a lot to me to get out on the water, but being safe and staying out of an accident meant more. So I started to sing. “Lord, I know you’re with me even…

  • VJ Day and a Sting Ray

    (September 2, 2025) On this day in 1945, Japan publicly and completely surrendered to the United States of America atop the decks of the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan. My family and I have stood on that very same ship, now docked on Oahu, HI, as tourists as well as guests at special…

  • Young Man

    (September 1, 2025) Adventure out, young manRide the wavesExplore the shorelineStrengthen your muscles in physical exerciseBut as you goRemember to look backFor memories guide us and shape us,Help us interpret the present.