How many times do we have to remind ourselves of the difference between wants and needs? If forced to sort through the material goods in my life, there’s no question that I’d put clean water into my bucket of ‘needs’. But that doesn’t mean I can’t splash some of it over into my ‘want’ bucket too. Sometimes (often times) we want water for the sheer joy of it, especially on the long,… Read More
My husband and I just had the extremely good fortune to have spent a week on St. John, US Virgin Islands. If you’ve been there you know what a treasure it is. With no airport, it’s a bit off the beaten path. The US Virgin Islands National Park, with its campgrounds, snorkeling trails, hiking trails, and historic sugar mill ruins, makes up about 60% of the island and drives the local economy…. Read More