We returned from our two week visit in Texas to a very different life.  The couple who had been our close friends since we arrived in Beijing a year ago is gone.  We can see them on Facebook and plan on visiting in the future, but our life here had changed.  Susan said, “I […]

     We just returned to Beijing from two weeks in Texas.  We really enjoyed our stay there and it made us look forward even more to our retirement next year.  Texas is “home” and where our closest family, friends and loved ones live.       Our one and only daughter lives there and we would love

I spend a lot of time looking online for good posts to share. A few years ago, I began collecting pictures to share with a private group I belong to called Back View (thanks Beth Bacod). I’ve posted thousands of these with my “Good News to Share” stories or as part of a captioned series

     When the Air Force sent me to Saudi Arabia for six months I missed my family, my privacy, and having some control over my life.  I felt lonely and unhappy.  I saw it as something I just had to get through.  The only thing I looked forward to was leaving when my tour was

     This is our last weekend in Beijing before we fly back to visit our family, friends and loved ones in Texas.  It will be a long flight (16hrs) and we will only stay for two weeks.  We made sure the ticket destination was correct and we know when we will leave.  The tickets were