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Thoughts on Life, Spring, Food, and Miracles
…and getting locked in bathroom stalls at truck stops. Most times I think it’s great when the doors go clear down to the floor. Gives a...
Apr 9, 20202 min read


Quite the Week
It’s been quite a week or two. The days seem to run together and it’s hard to know when one week is starting and the other ending. There...
Apr 1, 20202 min read


A Touch of Cheer
Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in… Where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. -John...
Mar 29, 20201 min read


So God Made A Trucker’s Wife
And on the 10th day, God looked down on the Trucker and said, “It is not good for him to be alone.” So God made a Trucker’s Wife. God...
Mar 24, 20202 min read


Every Single Piece of the Puzzle Is Needed
Just wanted to capture a few of my thoughts from the last while.. It really struck home to me lately (with the world situation as it is)...
Mar 20, 20201 min read


Creativity
The other day, inspiration hit me at the corner of the Walmart parking lot. It wasn’t much, just a homeless man standing and holding a...
Mar 9, 20201 min read


Trying to be Cool
You know how sometimes, you try to be cool and it really works and everyone is impressed with how elegant or beautiful or cool or amazing...
Mar 6, 20202 min read


Beautiful Morning, Ain’t It?
The wind howled drearily around the truck cab, sometimes making the sleeper rock slightly. The sky was overcast and sullen. Ross and I...
Mar 2, 20201 min read


My Week in a Pea Pod
My Week in a Pea Pod. (It’s like saying “in a nutshell” only way more interesting.) — One day I received an email. It began “Hi, I am...
Feb 29, 20202 min read


The Night Robbers Stole Part of Our Load
It had been a long day in the truck. We wound our way over White Pass and happily found a parking spot on a wide spot along the highway....
Feb 27, 20202 min read


Butterfingers Trifles and Babysitting
So to begin with, here’s the recipe I promised to share with y’all.. Butterfinger Trifles Here’s what you will need to get started on...
Feb 20, 20203 min read


The Happiest of Valentines
Valentine’s Day is a special day for us as a couple. It all started 4 years ago on a sunny Oregon day. I stood beside my silver Honda...
Feb 14, 20202 min read


What’s Your Tuesday Like?
What’s Your Tuesday Like? In my life there seem to be no normalities. One cannot plan in advance beyond the next day (if even that far)...
Feb 11, 20206 min read
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