Every autumn, a divine tug summons birds from all over the Northern Hemisphere to migrate from cold climates to the warmer climates in the south. My family received a similar tug in the spring of 2006, to move from Smyrna, Delaware to Leland, North Carolina. As I write this, over a year later, we still have not stabilized our home, but there is a light at the end tunnel.   more...

What if? What? No. What if? These are two words, when put together, that can haunt us, like a ghost from the past, or inspire us with the hope of adventure and possibilities. What if?   more...

Twice a year we are supposed to change the batteries in our smoke detectors. Some do. Some don’t. Some do, but “borrow” the battery later on for something “more important.” We promise to come back and take care of it, but we don’t.   more...

As I sat in the train station one afternoon, I noticed a sparrow had somehow gotten trapped inside the big enclosed waiting area. I saw it as it quietly fed on crumbs left behind by a careless traveler.   more...

One Saturday at a men’s cleanup day, I was walking across the yard of the Church with a friend of mine. We were picking up trash, straightening things up and talking while we worked. My friend said, “Someone should really do something about those bagworms.” I said, “Bagworms? What bagworms?”   more...

My wife and I were walking in beautiful Greenfield Park a couple of weeks ago. As we walked my keen eye noticed something in the busy street that ran alongside the path. At first I thought they were large coins, but there were too many. But then I noticed little tiny legs and a head on each dark green “coin.” They were baby turtles! How in the world did they get in the road?   more...