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2024-10-12 20:33:28 The other day, while cruising on New Hampshire’s Lake Sunapee, I snapped a picture of a wind surfer who came alongside our boat. His tricky maneuvers to adjust his sail as he battled the wind so he could spend more time on his

2024-09-21 04:30:43 Dear Mom, It’s one year today since we said, “goodbye for now,” and yet not a day goes by that I wish I could talk with you and Dad in person instead of in my mind. Actually, sometimes I do talk to you

2024-06-22 19:30:13 “Return to your seats, immediately if not sooner.” “Stop talking, immediately if not sooner.” These were common directives many of my elementary school teachers would give to my classmates and me.  My young mind could grasp the meaning of “immediately”, but not the

2024-06-16 00:50:47 Father’s Day can be a difficult day for many as it can evoke many not so positive images and sentiments – from the grief due to losing a father, or from having an uncaring father, an absentee one, or one who had difficulty

2024-06-08 04:03:03 Beach season has officially begun as of Memorial Day in the U.S., and along with its opening comes expert suggestions as to proper beach etiquette. We may not think that open, natural spaces of beauty require stated manners, like having high tea with

2024-05-25 20:13:10 I have never purchased a first-class ticket for a flight in over 40 years of air travel. I have been upgraded, bumped, or moved to first class, but never on my dime. That is, until recently. A little over a month ago I

2024-05-12 22:34:57 My attention was drawn to Ruth 2:11 on this Mother’s Day, the first for me without my dear Mom. 11 But Boaz answered her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been fully told to me. –

2024-03-29 18:27:31 My Dad, like many Dads, had many good stories to share with my family (he also had some bad Dad jokes). He told wonderful stories about his childhood, his time in military service, his courtship with my Mom, and many other events of

2024-04-14 11:11:24 Every family has their traditions, and dragging out saying goodbye after gathering at my parents’ home was one of ours. When one of our visits came to an end, we would start by giving what had become known as “The Vasso Goodbye”. Our

2024-03-21 21:42:00 “Worry is like a rocking chair, it will give you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere!”-Unknown How many of us can honestly say we are worry free and not preoccupied with the “what ifs” and the worst-case scenarios of life? 

2024-02-26 19:04:26 Every year I read through the entire Bible from the table of contents right through to the maps in the back! And each year I follow a different plan to accomplish that reading. In 2024, I am following a chronological plan in which

2024-01-14 06:45:39 My parents and I took many road trips to South Carolina, over the years, to visit my brother’s family. One of the more scenic parts of our drives was always found near the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia with its “blue” mountains and