by Margie | Apr 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
I was driving my newly minted teenage son, Ben to the ‘drop off’ location for him to go skydiving. This was not what I’d expected when I asked what he wanted for his 13th birthday, but I supported it. Better than another XBox game, I figured. But as...
by Margie | Apr 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.” – Mike Tyson I’ll never forget the day my husband called me with the news. He was in Houston, Texas. I was in Melbourne, Australia. We had our plan all lined up — our youngest two kids booked into...
by Margie | Feb 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
In my twenties, two things happened in close succession that brought me to my knees. First, I was held up at gunpoint in an armed robbery. I was 19 weeks pregnant at the time with my first child. Then, ten short days later, I was told my baby had died. I reeled. I...
by Margie | Jan 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
One of the most special parts of my trip to Egypt was cruising down the Nile, watching life unfold on its banks the way it has for thousands of years. I couldn’t help but think of how differently most of us live. The relentless pace. One more email or “to-do” that...
by Margie | Jan 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Thirty years ago, I backpacked around Egypt and the Middle East—armed with a few traveler’s checks and wide open to whatever the future might hold. Two weeks ago, I returned with my husband and two of our children, now the same age I was then. As I rode a...
