by Chrissy D | May 12, 2023 | Vacations
My last post I mentioned I’d hoped our next road trip would be to Florida and the ocean. Well, we made it. We drove the eight hours to the Gulf Coast of Florida to Destin, FL. We have never seen such incredibly, gorgeous, mind-blowing miles of white, fluffy sand. And...
by Chrissy D | Jan 17, 2023 | God is great
Well, we have now lived through all four seasons in our new home state of Tennessee. I asked for all of them, and boy they did not disappoint. At times they went over-board. Why? Our move-in date happened to be mid-Autumn and trees had already lost their colorful...
by Chrissy D | Nov 24, 2021 | What's Up?
December 31, 2020 the day Darlin retired. Come January, we hit the ground running. A huge decision … a few life-changing decisions. His retirement was big, especially for him. He worked his whole life with no gaps in-between. “What will I do, he’d ask?” That was the...
by Chrissy D | May 16, 2019 | Miscellaneous Thoughts
Sometimes plans don’t work out as you planned. It has taken me much longer than I care to admit to figure out why that is. I go along my merry way each day saying, “I’m going to do this or that. Mark off the checklist one by one, until …” Something doesn’t feel...
by Chrissy D | Jun 15, 2018 | Miscellaneous Thoughts
I recently had a conversation with a friend, who had yet another significant loss in her life. It saddened me. Grief isn’t something we can wish away. It’s like tidal waves, one moment memories come crashing in, bringing you to your knees, the next, a calm...