After calling Alaska home for most of 40 years, Sheli's out finding her true calling (and a handful of adventures), while stopping to visit as many friends, labyrinths, and ice cream shops as possible along the way. She believes that Life is Good, you can never have too many friends, and Ice Cream makes everything better. Learn more about Sheli at www.shelidodson.com
November 27, 2022 – December 3, 2022 Week five began with a road trip to St. Petersburg to visit my friends Matt & Rachael. I’ve outlined those adventures in my Travelogue: St Petersburg (part 1 and part 2). Though the week started on November 27th, this post recounts activities beginning December 1st, midway through the…
November 30, 2022 St. Petersburg ➡️ Tampa ➡️ Lady Lakes ➡️ Titusville ➡️ Fort Pierce With daily labyrinth adventures and good company every day, Wednesday morning arrived before I knew it. (Two days was NOT enough time with them). I’d already planned an early departure so I would have time to stop at some labyrinths on my drive…
Tuesday, November 29th I woke early– like, REALLY early, and spent the first few hours of the morning writing feverishly… By the time I emerged from my room, Rachael was just about ready to launch into the day as well, and we started the day with a trip to the library to pick up museum…
Monday, November 28th I awoke refreshed and ready for fun with Matt & Rachael. Unfortunately, Matt had to work, so I only saw him in the early mornings and later evenings. It was only Rachael and I who went out adventuring each day. However, before I talk about our daily adventures, I’ll tattle on myself…
November 27, 2022 Fort Pierce ➡️ St. Petersburg As week five aboard Kya Anne beings, we’ve pushed up our departure date and hope to leave sometime next week and begin making our way south. Knowing this, I decided I’d better stop talking about visiting friends on the West coast of Florida and actually make it happen.…
6 The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating. I might be a horrible person, but I have to admit that I laughed out loud at this scripture. My friend David De Hoog (name and screenshot used with his permission) had posted on Facebook about how funny the Bible could…
November 20-26, 2022 It’s been four weeks. WOW! Four weeks of boat life, sunshine just about every day, and warm weather in Florida. We’re still in Fort Pierce and will be for another couple/few weeks, then we’ll head south along the Eastern coast of Florida until we get to the Florida Keys, which is where we’ll…
I’ve been binge watching a ridiculous amount of TV lately, and none of it has been comedy shows. I recognized that one theme is overwhelmingly obvious, and it is as true in real life as it is on television: Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The lack of honest and respectful communication is a catalyst for…
The majority of the labyrinths on the Labyrinth Locator website are at churches, universities and hospitals. I’ll be frank – the few labyrinths I have seen at hospitals haven’t left me with a warm feeling. Several have been nice, this one was…. well intended but not so well executed. Nature was doing its thing. …
November 13-19, 2022 Week three came and went with a plethora of activities… I checked out two new churches, joined a local Wednesday night bible study group, explored more of Fort Pierce, and had a chance to reconnect with my dear friend, Lynn Stuhr, who was visiting family nearby in St. Augustine. 2022-11-15 Fort Pierce…
Another chapter closed. My trusted and dear friend Jerri signed the documents (as my POA) finalizing the sale of my home in Alaska today. In my heart, home will always be with all those that I love and left behind in Alaska as I begin new adventures. Also, a big shout out to Suite Staging…
I really couldn’t settle on which text version of this I wanted to parse, but I’ve picked my top seven favorites (yes, I said 7 and… I know, I know, it’s total madness on my part). As an added bonus, I have included the Sheli translation/interpretation of what it means to me. (You’re welcome!) How…