• Inspiration

    Buckle Up — It’s a Wild Ride!

    Life is a journey. I’ve read those words in many posts and quotes. It’s true. However, I think it’s also important to understand that along the journey are many road trips. They break the journey down into mini adventures. We get to choose which trip we want to go on and plan how we’re going to get there. They could take years like going to college or they could take decades like building a career, raising children or marriage.

  • Inspiration,  Travel & Accessibility

    Fly Away

      We have a screened lanai off our living room. Occasionally I will look out and see several butterflies trapped inside the screen, fluttering desperately, trying to get out of their cage. Some will stay within a short radius and try the same spots over and over. Others will fly from one end of the lanai to the other resting only for a second before they try again. Having broken out of their cocoon somewhere inside the pool cage they know there is more just beyond the screen. I open both doors to the lanai and place a plate of flowers sprinkled with sugar water on a table hoping to…