Heavenly Father...I have sinned. When my children were younger I willingly, indeed - I eagerly, wore stirrup leggings with big tops and high heels. I looked something like this (well...minus the great body and model looks of course - which likely makes the sin even bigger). By your grace, divine forgiveness and much prayer I [...]
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There’s no place like home…
I'm baaaaackkk! I rolled into Fargo at about 11 PM last night after arriving at BWI airport at 9:30 AM. The earliest they could get me out of BWI was on a 6 PM flight so I spent a lovely day at the airport flitting from terminal to terminal visiting other folks I knew from [...]
Guest blogger – Miss Amy – Tales of a single girl…
Miss Amy is funny. I don't want to miss this opportunity to have you enjoy her sense of humor, so meet Miss Amy. Enjoy! 🙂 ~CC PARDON THE RAMBLING I'm out on the east coast at a national training center (and former college campus) this week. Each week the campus fills with about a thousand public safety professionals from around [...]
The last night of soft candlelight…
Day five in Emmitsburg and I can feel my normal life obligations creeping back into my thoughts. Lists are already beginning to form in my mind. The days of wabi sabi are winding down. I think it is probably as it should be though. Too much of a good thing is bound to detract from [...]
I came, I saw, I napped.
Emmittsburg - day four - and I am still standing - barely. My adorable friend Miss Amy is now here. She arrived last night, which helps explain the state of my disrepair. I have not had the chance to hang out with Miss Amy for a couple of years now and I had to do a [...]
From blintzes to karaoke…are you green with envy?
Still on my wabi sabi mode out here in Emmitsburg. Today I had meetings and visits all day with a bunch of different folks. What a joyful day it has been. I got to see a lot of folks that I only get to visit with a few times a year and it was nice - real [...]
Laugh lines…
Today I laughed...and laughed...and laughed. First it was with the table of troublemakers in my EMAP class (I am out at the National Emergency Training Center this week accomplishing a number of things - including learning more about the Emergency Management Accreditation Program). The folks at my table were fun and funny - who knew the [...]
THE NEW FORTY 