Author Archives: Ava
Working for an airline – but not!
A number of things are clamoring for my attention this morning. Most importantly my peace, as we move forward from finishing the year long events we had been doing for a Pacific Northwest Airline. A “Give Him 15” reading by … Continue reading
A War Horse in Tennessee
My man’s Uncle Art gave us a ‘treasure’ from his house the very last time we were in Michigan. He had taken me around the house, showing me things, telling me to pick something out. After pointing out a few … Continue reading
Worth the Repeat
In a rare moment this morning, I found myself looking at an empty block of time. I was finished prepping a tour of houses for a buyer client, all the paperwork and marketing materials I needed for an open house … Continue reading
Deception Pass
There it was. Fog. Those thick clouds filled with tiny water droplets, suspended in the atmosphere near the earth’s surface, that restrict visibility down to nothing, blindingly so. The day we visited Deception Pass, smoke from wild fires burning across … Continue reading
Benched!
Life’s journey will bring us all to this place – eventually. A place of being “benched” either by unexpected circumstances, physical/mental health issues or just simply being sidelined by life in general. Being benched is a place of reckoning. It’s … Continue reading
Turtles On A Log. Balance.
I could start this post out with – wow its been a while since I wrote anything. But honestly why would I? Its kinda obvious, right? So I won’t. Since moving to Washington – life has been a fast paced … Continue reading
… and now it’s December!
Christmas is how many days away? O silent night, let your glories fall! Mid November found me moving back to the “unforced rhythms of grace” that cover my daily life. After a crazy busy, emotionally, spiritually charged two weeks, finding the … Continue reading
Life Choices and Refugee Camps
Know that feeling? That sick to the gut, head hurting, feeling? Or maybe that “oh no, what did I do?” sick to the gut thought! Or what about that deep, ache in the heart feeling that leaves you in tears … Continue reading
Sounds like …
Did you know that a charade was a form of literary riddle popularized in France in the 18th century. In the early 19th century, the French began performing “acting” or “acted charades”with the written description replaced by dramatic performances as … Continue reading
Crows, Keys, and Lights.
Sixteen days in Seattle! Feels like forever. Time, days, time zones have all melted together since leaving the Gulf Coast just a month ago. I’ve loved this city from afar …. and now to be here, well it’s almost natural! … Continue reading
