Seamless

A long blue path on the beach

Our blog picture captures an immense cloudless sky reflecting down on calm lake waters below. That was our vista stretching for miles on a day at the beach. My husband and I made a trip with a friend and her two young adult children to Mentor Headlands State Park, a well-maintained beach and picnic area…

Read More

New Life In The Cemetery

A baby deer laying in the grass next to a tree.

Our church owns and maintains a cemetery that was established over 100 years ago. Surrounding the sloping two-acre plot is a chain-link fence and lots of trees beyond that. Every year in June, a group of volunteers from our congregation come with rakes and work gloves to gather up the leaves that accumulate along the…

Read More

3D Glasses

A pair of red and blue glasses on top of a table.

Does anyone remember wearing 3D glasses as a kid? The frames are normally made of cardboard holding one plastic lens that is vivid red and another lens that is vibrant blue. Peering through them, the eyes send two separate images to the brain. The brain is essentially tricked into combining the two images into one,…

Read More

Muddy Boots

A pair of brown rubber boots in the grass.

When I bought my house, it had an inground swimming pool in the backyard. That feature was not every buyer’s “cup of tea,” but it certainly was mine! I love swimming and the vision of being able to jump in the water anytime during the summer months sealed the deal for me! Once I became…

Read More

Hiking in Hinkley

A sign that is in the grass near some dirt.

Hinkley, Ohio is a small township located about 25 miles south of Cleveland. At a glance, it is home to cabin-like residences tucked away in its densely wooded landscape. The Cleveland MetroParks has aptly extended its parks system to include Hinkley Reservation. This 2,800-acre tract is laced with 26 miles of hiking trails and six…

Read More