Riding a Bicycle Shouldn’t Be Too Hard, Right?

Daily writing promptWhat’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?View all responses When my husband and I went to Barbados in 2021 to visit his four kids who had moved there after Covid-19 hit, he bicycled around the island on an electric bicycle with his... Continue Reading →

Wondering Where My Groove Up and Went

Courbevoie, France, near Paris, June 2023 I am not as nimble and quick as I used to be. Two hours of work and suddenly I need a bed. I question how I worked hours at a time, When a little work causes me to quiver from dread. I am not ready for hibernation, So, I... Continue Reading →

We Have Snow! It’s Beautiful, But Few Know How to Drive in It!

We only get snow in our part of Georgia maybe once a year! It is always beautiful, but because we are not used to it, accidents and wrecked cars end up everywhere. Northerners who have moved here believe that they can still go wherever they wish. They laugh at us for closing schools and offices.... Continue Reading →

Share Your World December 30, 2024

Answers to questions from Pensitivity 101 Share your World Would you consider 2024 to have been a good year? I think 2024 was a neutral year, meaning not as good as I hoped for but not as bad as it could have been. A couple of hospital stays but also the birth of my 13th... Continue Reading →

I Did It! I Drove Again! Thanks Be to God!

Meet Essie, 2023 Chevrolet Equinox and my new best friend. I was too ashamed to write posts before I had overcome my fears of driving again. Yesterday, I woke up and prayed to the Lord for courage to drive. I have missed so much of the holiday events and just stayed at home. The quiet... Continue Reading →

Time Isn’t a Replaceable Product, So Use It Wisely!

Daily writing promptDo you need time?View all responses Like anything that is limited in supply, you must be smart with your time. Now in my seventies, I realize that I don't have as much time left to visit all the places I want to see or do all the planned activities, such as learning to... Continue Reading →

Our Bodies Know What They Need: Listen to Them!

Daily writing promptDo lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive?View all responses Sunday, I asked one of my fellow church members about his wife's absence because I had never seen them separate during church. He leaned into my ear and whispered with no small amount of shame that she was playing hooky. I told... Continue Reading →

Dream Fulfilled 25 Years Later!

My husband and I are in Bilbao, Spain. We went to the Guggenheim Museum yesterday, and it was great! The art was exciting, disturbing, interesting, and beautiful. The architecture in Bilbao is wonderful, and we look forward to visiting the Old Town on our last day here on Monday. As you can see, there are... Continue Reading →

Get Down the Suitcases: Yahoo, We Fly in Seven Days!

Daily writing promptWhat are you doing this evening?View all responses We are in countdown mode for our trip to Spain and Portugal. My husband has posted the picture above on my office door, changing the number daily, as if I needed reminding! I am ready to start packing because I begin by overpacking. Then, each... Continue Reading →

Standing at the End of the World Fed My Travel Hunger

Daily writing promptShare a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home.View all responses In 2017, my husband and I traveled to Portugal for the first time. We stayed in a little city called Quarteira which was not very touristy. We loved walking to the beach and strolling the promenade each morning and evening.... Continue Reading →

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