When was the last time you did something for the first time? Gasp! I know! A friend posted this inquiry to Facebook a couple of weeks ago and it has been making a pinball machine out of my brain ever since. It just bounces around at will, finding new areas to disrupt and invite fresh…

A week ago I shared with you my penchant for sidewalk chalk. Since then it seems I have gained a chalk talk buddy. It all started after I spent a Friday evening writing the words of Cleo Wade on our driveway. The week leading up to this brought disastrous news of the natural kind in…

Last year, some of us left our babies at college, cried and wondered what their first year would be like.  In our case, we left our daughter. Reese, in a college town that felt more like a ghost town than a bustling campus full of coeds.  Everything was cancelled. There were no football games, welcome concerts or…

Sunshine & Sarcasm, Lowi & G

During the course of the pandemic, I began creating messages on my driveway in chalk. Reflecting back, I can’t quite pinpoint how it started or how the idea came to me. The genesis of it is long forgotten. But over the last 17 months, weather-permitting, I have consistently taken to the driveway to leave messages…

Last week, I had the pleasure of being in Arkansas to visit with my daughter and soon to be son-in-law. They just bought their first house and are getting married in 6 short weeks. While there, I had the opportunity to help with a little planning, meet with the wedding planners and just get a…