by Joan Durbin | Sep 16, 2025 | Thoughts from My Day!
I backpedaled fast! Really fast! I couldn’t believe it! I was seeing Skunk in the daytime, only three feet in front of me while I was out on my prayer walk one morning last week. OK. Maybe it was more like thirty feet in front of me, but my brain lit up like a...
by Joan Durbin | Sep 11, 2025 | Thoughts from My Day!
Our safari guide Wallace told us Zebra is in a group of animals known as the Ugly Five. I didn’t think Zebra was ugly at all. But I soon realized he was teasing me. The Ugly Five are considered to be the following: warthog, vulture, wildebeest, marabou stork,...
by Joan Durbin | Aug 29, 2025 | Thoughts from My Day!
I think Elephant was the one for me. The one out of the “Big Five” that I really wanted to see. I was not disappointed. And when I saw them out on that vast African reserve of Masai Mara I felt many things: awe, wonder, excitement, and a sense of such...
by Joan Durbin | Aug 22, 2025 | Thoughts from My Day!
Dear Reader, I am interrupting my writings on Africa to write about friends from my Spiritual Center who came into town this past weekend. We zoom virtually every Sunday morning, and to gather in person together is simply the best of times. That is why I have not...
by Joan Durbin | Aug 9, 2025 | Thoughts from My Day!
Kenya, Africa is known for their safaris. And a huge draw for travelers is to head to Kenya to go on a safari trip and hopefully sight native animals known as the “Big Five”: Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Rhino and Leopard. And that was our goal as Kelly, Paul,...
by Joan Durbin | Aug 6, 2025 | Thoughts from My Day!
It was a beautiful day. A perfect day for an outdoor wedding! The short, green grass covered the grounds of the Karen Blixen Museum, and the sky above was blue with a few white clouds. The temperature was a delightful cool 75 degrees Fahrenheit, a wonderful relief...