We are a society that does not like waiting. Whether it is in line at the grocery store, at the drive-thru window, or at the security checkpoint at the airport, we just don’t like to wait. We are a microwave society; we want to push a few buttons and in one minute the meal is …
We are a world that is in perpetual motion. We run full bore from the minute we climb out of bed until the moment we collapse back into bed at night. Then once we climb back into bed at night we roll around and find ourselves not able to sleep; our bodies are exhausted, but …
When we lived in eastern North Carolina, one of the things we checked before heading off to the beach was the tide chart to determine when high and low tides would occur that day. You are probably thinking – does it really matter? We like to collect shells and the best time for shell collecting …
How well do you know plants? Here is a quiz. Do all plants have leaves? Do all plants have flowers? Do all plants have roots? If you answered yes to the question of whether all plants have leaves you would have been wrong. Leaves are defined as having veins, so plants such as ferns and …
As the days become warmer and the sun brighter, we will begin to look for places to sit and enjoy the outdoors. Close your eyes and picture your go-to place. That perfect place for my wife and I is a crowded beach on a warm and sunny summer day, under our umbrella, good book in …
“I treat my body like a temple, you treat yours like a tent.” Those words are lyrics from the song “Fruitcakes” by Jimmy Buffett. While Buffett was a songwriter and not a theologian, he certainly, at least in this song, seemed to understand the importance of taking care of ourselves. So often we get confused …