Having lunch at P.F. Chang's with Britt, Joshua, new baby Dylan and "Neena'' was a real treat....Joshua refuses to cooperate for the camera....at first...

This photo was shot after Mom promies a new game for his Game Boy 'if he would be good'...age ole bribe that parents really believe in....

Joshua finds his favorite clearance rack

Our little model...what a ham!

Neena with sleeping Dylan....what a little angel..

Please note that I have added a new link on the left...

This is my PhotoShow with animation and is a separate web site...

When you click on it, you will go direct to the internet URL which it is posted on...

or you can cut and paste...

http://www.photoshow.net/iwg

Let me know your experience with this site.

This first Album/Gallery is our East Coast Travel Trip set to music...

kinda long but you can quit at any time....

go to bottom left for icons...

Check it out!

Enough, Already!

Now is the time....to slow down...

Putting out 'fires' left and right can be....tiresome, don't you know?

I have received some imput that I have not been

'writing enough' nonsense that makes sense....

Does this makes sense?

In any event, this is my goal to try to remedy that...

There is certainly a full time job in life of trying to interrupt the

'nonsense' of the world.....into good common sense...

for successful living.

As I listen to all the members of our large family...seems like

they, too, are shouting BACK AT life...

ENOUGH ALREADY!

"If looks could kill!"

Coincidences

"Lord, I was intrigued with the brilliant vocabulary

of the patient sitting next to me in the reception room.

I don't remember the start of our conversation

but suddenly we were discussing prayer.

I shared rather freely Your pertinent answers

to my day-to-day request.

Labeling himself a skeptic...

he smiled and said courteously,

"What you consider answered prayer,

I choose to call coincidence."

You know how it is with me, Lord ~

I'm always slightly ill-at-ease

in the Big Middle of a theological discussion.

Frankly I was relieved when the dentist called my name....

But one thing I do know, Lord,

When I pray, 'coincidences' happen.

When I don't pray...they stop....

So, thank you, again and again

For ten thousand 'coincidences'...

Always in the 'nick of time'....when I pray....

Holy Ground.....

Rainbow Day of Blessings....

JOY

J O Y...JOY...JOY

In quiet moments of reflection,

I feel a stirring of God's joy deep in my heart.

This is a joy that is waiting to be given full expression in my life.

I appreciate the happiness I feel in even the simplest of times:

when the fun-loving antics of a child cause me to laugh

or the sun shines warmly on my face

or I look into the face of a new-born child....

In quiet times and in times full with activity,

the joy of God wells up from deep within me and

overflows out to those around me.

And like a ripple in a pond,

joy spreads out touching person after person.

Joy also returns to me.....

I see it in the faces of others and hear it in their laughter.

I welcome the joy of God and its power to transform my life.

Joy brings out divine qualities in me as

I give it full expression in my life.

~Psalm 5:11..."Let all who take refuge in You rejoice;

let them ever sing for joy."

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East Coast Trip

Have you ever taken 10 vacations in one?

Our recently traveled 2 week East Coast Trip was a whirlwind tour.

Sally & Sam, Dockie and Ann, and Charlie and I traveled from Pt. Orange, Florida to Calais, Maine on Hwy. 1 or 1A all along the East Coast of the United States.

We tried to outrun Hurricane Ernesto from Charleston, S.C. to Myrtle Beach but finally pulled off the road for shelter in Pawley Island, S.C.

winds were around 70 mph...

Sam made the remark that

"We stupid Floridians have traveled 740 miles to be in the eye of the storm.."

Along our route we saw more boats than we dreamed existed....rode more ferries than I can count and saw east coast lighthouses everywhere...

America's coastline is truly beautiful...three years ago with Dockie and Ann we did the Pacific Coast Hwy. from Washington state to Tijuana, Mexico...

that too, was a whirlwind tour.

This trip we ended our approximately 5,000 miles by taking the autotrain from Lorton, Virginia to Sanford, Florida and saved ourselves about 800 miles.

......One side note....no serious shopping was done whatsoever....

the guys had 3 GPS on this trip and our talking one we named 'Susie Q'....

she never, ever offered us a place to shop....

she found hotels at night, seafood all over the coast, gas stations, ferries, lighthouses and marinas....but NO SHOPPING!

Susie Q has now been retired!

I made 602 pictures with my digital camera....you will find a few below...

God Bless the good ole.....U.S.A.!

The Southern Gang visits Washington, D.C. on the last leg of their 2 week trip. What a great place to feel the pride of being...An American!

One of the guard gates at the back of the White House...beautiful flowers were everywhere...

Our beloved White House....

The Majestic Capitol building...a wonderful sight to behold...

Beautiful Washington, D.C.

Re-entering the good ole USA to Calais, Maine from the Canadian side after only 2 days...we had earlier left the Canadian port of St. John, New Brunswick by ferry for the coast of Digby, Nova Scotia on the Princess of Acadia and the cost for car and passengers was $274.00.... a long cry from the 'free-ferry-service-of-North Carolina"

One of the many beautiful churches in Nova Scotia....our Florida rented van in the foreground..

From our window at the Westin Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia...another lighthouse...they have 26 others that we did not have the time to see...ask Sam!

This woman, Margurite, was homeless on the streets of Halifax, Nova Scotia....I told her that "God loves her and that she has value in His sight..." she asked me to pray with her and I did....include her in your prayers please....

Bush compound....purchased by Grandfather in 1905...

Foggy morn at the George Bush Sr. compound in Kennebunkport, Maine...
George Jr. normally vacations here during labor day week-end...
nice and beautiful cove .......

Charlie and Sam with George & Barbara Bush and staff of the Lobster Claw Restaurant in Kennebunkport, Maine...the lobster was good here but fairly expensive....this is a regular hang-out for the Bush family...

This sailboat name has my philosophy........Life is Good...

Rockport, Mass. harbor...

Gloucester, Mass. harbor....remember from The Perfect Storm?

This is what happens when the tide goes out...dingy useless for now...

Marblehead, Mass. boat slips....

Cape Cod lobster boats...

Sam & Charlie finding another lighthouse...

Mass. coast...water, boats, lighthouses and ferry's....everywhere...

Wal-Mart boys....across the USA and Canada too!

This was a beautiful new lodge with a water view...Newport, R. I.

View from our hotel window at the Navy Lodge in Newport, R.I.

Dockie & Ann eat wonderful hot dogs in park at ground zero in background...this was taken on Sept. 10...it was a sacred place to reflect on the preciousness of life...

Firehouse right at ground zero...hero's came from here...and hero's still work here...we salute you FDNY....

Dedicated to Those Who Fell and to those who carry on....God bless them all..

Our daily ferry went by the Statue of Liberty...what an awesome view of this majestic lady!

Staten Island ferry with Manhatten's skyline background...

Manhattens Battery Park...much construction of the subways is taking place here...lots of walking was required....

Southern boy, Dockie, and his happy Staten island ferry boat companions....

Ft. Wadsworth on Staten Island, N.Y. We spent two nights at the Navy Lodge here...

Long Beach Island lighthouse

Ours was the only vehicle on this ferry...we sure did 'beat the crowd' here...

Sam, the valet, with Charlie in tow at one of the 12 different hotels we stayed in ...just a little clowning around now and then...

Lighthouse on Outer Banks at Ocracoke Island...one of many, many we saw...

Sally, Annie P. and Faith on ferry in North Carolina....they have the best and for FREE....

Hilton Head shops at marina....

View from our balcony at the Hilton Head Resort....before storm Ernesto....We Floridians traveled 740 miles to hit the eye of the storm.....rain, winds, water everywhere....again.

Poolside at Hilton Head Resort Hotel and celebrating our Anniversary....