Several years went by where I chose to stay at home on a Sunday morning instead of going to church like I did every week for almost thirty years. There came a point where Sundays turned into a checklist of stuff that had to be done. I got tired of going through the motions because […]
Do what you love to do and stop doing what you don’t like to do. This is what I have done with my life. Sure there are things I still have to do that I don’t like to do, but I have definitely decreased the amount of time I spend doing them. #1 Massive amounts […]
In recent days and weeks I have had several conversations with people who are excited about new doors opening and changes in store for them. Moving on to the next stage and chapter of their lives. New job, career change, school, moving to a new place, selling a house, buying a house, or completely starting […]
A blast of hot air rolled out of the rental car as I opened the passenger door. Texas heat clung to my skin until the air conditioning cooled the car. Sean and I were giving a ride to our class instructor. We were driving from the Red Roof Inn on i-35 in South Austin to […]
It’s been three years and I still haven’t gotten the hang of it. Here in the south the kids head back to school around the first week of August. Yesterday was the first day of school for many Tybee and Savannah students. This is when everyone announces “Summer’s over!” “What??” I exclaim, “It was 98 […]
Today Sean and I cleaned out the last of anything we had saved in storage here in Virginia. My dad had loaned us a large sea container to store the remnants of our past life that was on the back of his 30 acre property. Each time we would return to Virginia we would grab […]
Sean had just finished his last tune from hosting and playing the weekly open mic night at The Sandbar. It was 2:30 in the morning. As I returned to the front bar from the back room, Sean said he had a surprise for me. I was pretty tired at this point and ready to be […]
1. Low country boil. I had never even heard of this meal. But now it’s pretty much a hospitality staple that I am served at least once a month. It’s the easiest way to feed a large group of people very delicious food at one time. Basically in one huge pot you get water boiling […]
Do you ever find that when you talk to someone about an idea you have but has been unclear, suddenly becomes clear? Or a least a few more pieces fall into place. Often times I get a glimpse of an idea, just one piece of a 5,000 piece jigsaw puzzle. A mere fraction of the […]
Wrapped in pink taffeta, tulle, satin and chiffon, two by two they arrived to the American Legion Post 154 for the annual Tybee Prom. The fundraiser was created and continues each year by the dynamic sister duo, Sandy McCloud and Shirley Sessions. Each year the sold out event draws a crazy Tybee crowd. Dancing […]