July 12, 2018 My Civil Air Patrol Cadet One day Louis was driving past the Saint Augustine Civil Air Patrol building and saw cadets marching around in uniform. He stopped, asked them what they were, and raced home to tell Christina that he found the perfect activity for her. She [...]
July 10, 2018 Rejoice Over Little Things Sometimes, in the middle of junk life throws at us, we need to choose to be excited over “little” things! Like this month. I was going through bills (yes, “adulting” is fun, guys, it’s full of never-ending bills) and as I checked my [...]
July 8, 2018 Fireworks Over the Matanzas Ask any of my kids what their favorite day is one answer will be… “Fourth of July!” Why? Because we always go downtown to watch the best fireworks show ever! (Okay, maybe I’m a little prejudiced because I live here, but I get [...]
June 30, 2018 Guinea Pig “Toddler” Since we had a baby Guinea Pig (Sweet Potato) born on the fourth of June, we’ve been studying Guinea Pig growth. Oh my, do they grow fast! Not only do these amazing animal moms deliver live babies with a full coat, open eyes, claws, [...]
June 28, 2018 Red n Rex Company So I just discovered the name of our chicken flock: Red n Rex Company This is Red (Rhode Island Red Rooster) This is Rex (Plymouth Barred Rock Rooster) And this is Company (all the other hens, but all the colorful ones like our [...]
June 26, 2018 Houdini Hot Wings “Mom, he’s out again!” The most idiotic of all chickens is this Buff Orpington cockerel who hates the safety of his pen. I mean, what is it with this bird? He has food, water, playmates, and protection from things that would pick their teeth [...]
June 24, 2018 Attitude of Gratitude Have you ever felt depressed because something you planned for didn’t come to pass? Something you wanted to do with someone didn’t pan out? Have you ever thought you did everything you could but were still shoved down? Sometimes an unexpected illness happens even [...]
June 21, 2018 Meet Brummen Chef Brummen of Brantley Station didn’t start life dreaming of being the head chef in a mining colony more than a mile below sea level. He began as a simple Grenadan lad. Brummen studied and worked hard as a child and joined the Grenadan Guards [...]
June 19, 2018 Meet Kalam Tevortae We’re going to meet another fictional character today. Kalam Tevortae began as a small part in the story, Web of Deception, but when my little brother became interested enough to actually listen to my odd world, Kalam took on more of my brother’s traits [...]
June 16, 2018 Biblical Film Adaptations In this world, the entertainment industry often gets inspiration or ideas from books to transform into movies. Of course, as a writer, I like to point out to the girls that every movie started as the written word (aka written or typed scripts). One [...]