a little peace and quiet

What if it's the there

and not the here

that I long for?

The wander

and not the wait,

the magic

in the lost feet

stumbling down

the faraway street

and the way the moon

never hangs

quite the same.

-Tyler Knott Gregson

Chasers of the Light

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Solitude. Flood. Pain

Do you ever have one of those days, or weeks, or months, where no matter what obstacle is thrown in your way here and there you just push through and continue on your way until all of a sudden you just hit that wall and everything comes crashing down? That is currently where I'm at now. solitude | ˈsäləˌt(y)o͞od | noun the state or situation of being alone : she savored her few hours of freedom and solitude . • a lonely or uninhabited place . ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French , or from Latin solitudo , from solus ‘ alone . ’ A couple weeks after moving here and settling into the routine of coastguard life on the island I realized something that made my heart sink. I was alone, and only one other human being on this island knew my name. And I realized I was very out of practice in the art of going forth and meeting people, for it had been years upon years that I ...

Year In Review

It's that time of year. The time when I open up this blog and realize that a whole year has passed without a single post! So, if my toddler naps long enough, perhaps I can bang out a post about what my little family has been up to in the last 12 months. The start of 2019 was rough on the Logans of NJ. Our Oldest son, Theodore, carried a cold with him into the new year. One of those lovely childhood diseases that are all the rage, Rosalea. And when he's sick, he is S I C K. Along with that there was the matter of the government shutdown which caused us to pinch pennies more than usual so we could afford to pay our bills and buy our groceries. We were not able to buy T any birthday presents because of it, but thankfully our own parents stepped in and threw him a wonderful little party to celebrate turning 2. We experienced what a supportive community we live in, and also got to reconnect with a coast guard friend who was passing through the area. This year Mr. T not only ce...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Here we are again. Another new year. Between now and my last post my husband and I have been busy bees getting our house cleaned and ready for Christmas time and both of our families visiting. You may think that it wouldn't be that difficult to keep your house clean when there is no furniture to let things pile up on, but we found quite the opposite to be true. No furniture means nowhere to actually put any belongs(such as the boxes on boxes of clothes we had). Eventually everything was contained enough that when our family, arrived baring gifts of couches and chairs and tables found on good ol' Craig's list, we were good to go! We were so ready to finally have our house filled with cushioned things to rest our weary bones, and maybe those of the friends we are making, but we didn't anticipate something else that would unexpectedly be filling our home and hearts as well as drawing in our new friends. December 21st. Our families pack a huge penske truck with ...

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