A place of life exploration, sailing journeys, and piece of thought
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Do you word play? Words can hurt, uplift, stir up strife, bring life, and confuse. Two, three, twenty-five strung together to express thoughts, share emotions, ask questions, give a warning, describe a scene. They can bring healing or completely destroy, trust or instability. Be careful the choice of words we string together. It matters much, these words we speak and the words we leave unspoken.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Six slippery stingrays
Skimming stealthily beneath the surface,
Passing Paddle boarders on port side
Along their peaceful patrol.
Friday, October 17, 2025
Silent starlit night
Just the hum of the exterior ac
Orion appears once again
Fall skies
Twinkling bright
Place of peace
Saturday, October 18, 2025
A bit of squabbling out on the pier
A few waves of surfer watching
Beach spray sunset into dusk
Sunday, October 19, 3025
Missions around the world
Global engagement
Variety of flavors and smells
Milk teas and jasmine
Children trying beetles and bugs, fish heads and treats
Joy filled the warm, still air
A room filled with joy of Christ being shared
Monday, October 20, 2025
My youngest son peeked over the side of the pier, belly flat against the wooden planks, hands dangling toward the brown water as he exclaimed, “Look, Mom! I can see them eating! They’re opening and closing their mouths, those sharp things on the pillar”. He had discovered barnacles and had caught them in the act of devouring their evening meal. His wonder at the small crustaceans infused my heart with peaceful tenderness. I don’t often get time with just my youngest, and this was a gorgeous evening. The deep sun shown forth in all its splendor, so I handed my son my camera and told him to take some pictures. He has an artistic eye for photography. His perspective through a lens.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Ups and downs in one day,
High compliments and encouragements with kids
Difficult emotions to navigate
Humans… we have emotions.
Dear Lord, lead us to You through it all.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
May we bring hope to others and beware of greed.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
A mama bear and her two cubs have been running up and down our street these past two days, in broad daylight too, when there have been many people outside. What an incredible sight for the children to see. Squeals of delight and shouts of excitement echoed across the yards. Yet danger lurks. These bears are not tame, nor cuddly as they appear.
Friday, October 24, 2025
It is a skill to recognize small improvements. Small changes make great gains over time and with consistency. Without this recognition of minuscule differences, it can be difficult to feel motivated to continue pursuing a course. It requires teaching oneself to analyze minute details. I celebrated today seeing the veins of my foot by the base of my middle toe. The swelling obscured that detail of my foot until today. Five months have passed since my toe injury and I must take joy in the baby steps of progress or I would give up. Small improvements matter and make the difference.
Leader
Will you lead through the fire?
What when the fire dies?
Who are you leading and do you know your why?
Do you promote yourself above others?
Or do you look and see others, weaving talents together to yield a cloth of multiplied strength?
Deceptive is the idea that the best leader is one most skilled in his craft (be it flying a plane, designing technology, etc).
Perhaps leading others is a skill in itself.
Look just below the highest performing worker… for the one who watches, observes, encourages, challenges the team to grow.
Can an intrinsically skilled leader of people lead in multiple contexts, regardless of his/her specific job training?
Leader, lead people and know why you lead.
Life is Sailing 