Life is a journey, one step followed by another…
I’m part of a group of volunteers, commonly known as “ERT.” UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) Early Response Teams are often called out soon after a disaster. In Florida, that’s usually a hurricane, flooding, or tornadoes—sometimes they’re all associated… Read more#181—Why Do I Keep Doing This?
Wednesday, October 2. 0230. The blue digits on my 1980s-style bedside alarm clock tell me it’s too early. Go back to sleep. Let’s see. We visited and assessed the area on Monday. We know we’ve got at least three houses… Read more#177—A Force to be Reckoned With
In the midst of all the chaos around my life right now, I’m taking a few quiet moments to remember 9/11. There are only a few events during my lifetime, laser etched in my brain that I’ll never forget–where I… Read more#152 – Never Forget
Last September (2022), Southwest Florida was devastated by Hurricane Ian, a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane. The statistics were (and continue to be) astounding: Yeah… the numbers are important… for some people. For those that lived through it, those who returned… Read more#151—Return to the Aftermath
So… this just happened. Pardon the short blog, but I’m drafting this from my cell phone with spotty cell and Internet service in a place I didn’t think I’d be. Several months ago, I volunteered for UMCOR ERT (United Methodist… Read more#128 – Into the Aftermath
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “Free your mind.”? Who said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.”? In what song (and… Read more#22 – The Go-Go, Slow-Go, and No-Go Years