To start with the beginning of this story, start here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, Part X, Part XI, Part XII, and Part XIII. I thought he was joking at first. Why that house? I struggled to remember its layout and its […]
Month: February 2017
A Carolina Island Life: How It Came To Pass, Part I
In the next few days, I’ll be posting Part XIV of our story of how we moved from the Chicago area to a small island off the Carolina coast. Due in part to unanticipated “challenges†that severely impacted my time, it’s been two years since I last posted a part of this story. When the […]
Valentine’s Day Realities
This Valentine’s Day, our family is feeling all the loves that a family can feel while engaged in high fevers, sore throats, and hacking coughs. Sadly, there is little romance (or chocolate or fine wine) to speak of in these here parts today. So instead, I’ll leave you with a picture of what Baby-Girl thought, […]
Don’t Give Up the Ship
You’ve probably heard a version of the story of Captain James Lawrence, the American naval officer who, during a battle in the War of 1812, reportedly told his men “Don’t give up the ship!†as he lay dying of his wounds. In my opinion, this seems part glorious and part stupid, with the size of […]