

Clouds of Crisis or Change?
Spend any time at your favorite news outlet lately and you're liable to walk away feeling discouraged and searching for a bottle of...


Missing Parts!
Meet Rupert, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland! It was a glorious day in our backyard--flowers blooming, sun shining, and an...


Off the Beaten Path!
Recently my husband and I decided to make a quick pit stop at an Oklahoma rest area a mile or so from the Texas border. Normally we would...


A "Blue Sky" Experience!
My husband and I just returned from an amazing 25-day ministry adventure to Ireland and for the first time, the Czech Republic. Having...


Bella Italia
Italy is a beautiful place--and of course, I'm completely biased! However I do hope you will enjoy the accompanying photos taken on a...


Ireland on My Mind
With less than a week before we board a plane to Dublin, fond images of the Emerald Isle keep flashing in my mind--probably a safety...


Skellig Michael: The Force awoke AFTER our visit!
Skellig Michael is located 11 kilometers off the coast of County Kerry, Ireland. Per our son Joseph’s suggestion, we traveled to Kerry,...


Thinking Back...
Hi, If you look closely you might recognize the teenager standing beside my fleet-footed younger brother. Also, next to Michael is my...


Vital Connections
In the last chapter of Io...and the Road Home I relate how my brother Mike had taken a sprig from my father's fig tree to see whether he...


Adventure in Europe
Later this year, my husband and I will be revisiting Ireland and then traveling to the Czech Republic for the first time. These...