I have always loved horses. When I was a girl, I never understood why we had a hundred-acre farm with cows, pigs, and chickens but never horses. Later, I would come to realize that my overworked father didn't need the cost or effort of maintaining horses that would never ‘pay their own way.’ Throughout my … Continue reading Wild Horses Drew Me
Providing the Light: Beacons of the Outer Banks
The Outer Banks of NC have five lighthouses. They were placed along the dark coastline to assist ships sailing closer to shore to avoid the Gulf stream where it was especially dangerous. On my Outer Banks journey I visited three of them. I loved the beauty of Currituck Lighthouse, at the northernmost part of those … Continue reading Providing the Light: Beacons of the Outer Banks
Shifting Sands at Chicamacomico
It was a sunny Saturday morning of my Outer Banks Solo Journey and time to drive south on Hwy 12 from Nags Head to Hatteras, where I'd take the ferry to Ocracoke Island. As a North Carolina native, I'd never driven down the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. That two lane road is bordered on the … Continue reading Shifting Sands at Chicamacomico
Charis Coffee Company: Places in Our Path
Before each Solo Journey, I pray that God will bless me and the people and places in my path. In last week's blog, I talked about my dolphin cruise and the impact of those animals on my day. On that Friday morning before my cruise, I walked across from where Captain Johnny's boat was docked to … Continue reading Charis Coffee Company: Places in Our Path
Dolphin Morning: Animals in Our Path
This first full day of my Outer Banks journey, I headed to the Manteo waterfront for an 8:30 a.m. Dolphin Cruise with Captain Johnny. My sister, Peggy gave it to me for my birthday back in March. She turned sixty the same month and likes gifts that offer the recipient a memorable experience; get out … Continue reading Dolphin Morning: Animals in Our Path
Time to Take Off
This week I'll be heading out on my Solo Journey. For the first time, my destination is in my own state: the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Those barrier islands off the coast separate the Atlantic Ocean from the mainland. Included in the area is Roanoke Island that was the site of England’s first settlement in … Continue reading Time to Take Off
First Year of Discovery
Today we celebrated my grandson, Baker's first birthday. In a house decorated with colorful balloons and fiesta themed tablecloth the day before Cinco de Mayo, we gathered cousins and other family members around our little one year old. Seeing his cousins 'helping' Baker open his gifts since they are older, reminded me of how the … Continue reading First Year of Discovery
People in Our Path: Visits with Pauline
For almost seven years, I've traveled to my hometown twice a week to check on my mother at Parkview. When Mama first went there to live, I'd see so many of my high school classmates, all visiting their mothers, that I thought we could almost have a high school reunion in that retirement village. Most … Continue reading People in Our Path: Visits with Pauline
Easter Past, Easter Present
As a girl, Easter was my favorite holiday. Unlike Christmas, when the celebration was followed by the long, gray winter, Easter was filled with the sunny promise of new life. The spring and summer days ahead would bring the crops to harvest in the fields by our house, the farm coming to life after the … Continue reading Easter Past, Easter Present
Late Bloomers: Never too Old to Start
Last Saturday after we finished my Book Launch, I joined two of the women who helped host the event in the kitchen as they were finishing putting away the food. "We were just talking about how brave you are to go on those journeys by yourself," LaVerne told me. "Yeah, we don't think we could … Continue reading Late Bloomers: Never too Old to Start
Connie Rosser Riddle 