Babies and children are amazing. The rapid pace they learn at, the natural tendencies that start so young like smiling, laughing, and...

I was dreaming one night and, of course, when I woke up, I couldn’t remember all the dream, but the last part stood out, so hopefully I...

If you were raised in the 60’s or 70’s you may be aware of who created the peace symbol and why. As it was never copyrighted on purpose...

There’s a magic to Spring that is in no other season. It’s the new life that comes out of death. The Earth turns, the rains come, and the...

Sometimes as an “elder” it is hard to watch our young people make some of the mistakes we made growing up. It’s so easy to give them...

A breath of fresh air – inhale deeply.      Soul food.   Sunshine on my arm     Warmth, comfort.   Closed up in an elevator     No where...

Do you ever think about the people who have lived before you? Ancestors, icons, or just ordinary, random people? When we redid the...

My mom just lived her life. She worked hard, raised ten children by herself after her husband died, during a time when women were not...

I recently saw a reel on Facebook where a lone, smaller polar bear walks up from grassy lands onto a highway. All traffic had stopped to...

Following up from last week, I decided to put together one of those Facebook lists of “have you ever” or “what do you prefer” only with a...

We always think we have tomorrow to finish what we started or what we fully intend to do before saying good-bye to this world. But I can...

When writing my book, “A Field of Miracles,” I started seeing that our homes can become almost like one of the family. Maybe it takes a...

You know what the title means, right? Who is in control of your life? You? Your spouse, a child, a friend – a pet…God? (Take a moment and...

My brother-in-law lived near the ocean most of his life. Raised in California and having a career as a marine biologist pretty much...

Who stole the peas? Several years ago, our then 11ish year-old granddaughter collaborated with her then 7ish year-old cousin in the...

Can I count on you? Today? Tomorrow? When the “chips” are down? When my heart is broken? When I’m lying on the floor crushed by life? Can...

If there really are Ents (J.R.R. Tolkien’s tree herders), then are there leprechauns? What about Uranicans (Colleen Ferguson character)?...

Waves of breath flow across my cheek      As my beloved leans his head against mine I can hear the beat of his heart      Closer than my...

Have you ever had a friend who made you laugh? Like, LAUGH? And not just one laugh but over and over? I’ve had a couple of them. They are...

Picture it: you are hiking, the sun is out, the leaves are rustling, happy, sun-dappled trees surround you except on the well-worn,...