The first anecdote (who came up with the word anecdote???) I’m sharing this week shows how you have to have some humor to survive the...

The North and South Americas were considered “The New World” once upon a time, but now we’re all in a New World. It’s a little scary for...

Trample in on this week’s blog to find out what's causing it. We’ll begin with A – D. That’s analog to digital. There’s such a difference...

Continuing on from my dad’s death; my family was again blessed with the impossible. If you haven’t read my blog “Do You Believe in...

How Soon Can I Take Care of My Baby After its Arrival?” and evolving the long move to create a better world for everyone... While...

I was thinking it might be a good time of the year to bring out something light and bright and beautiful, since we’ve been dealing with...

OK, so that was several years ago, but I like the title, so I’m using it again. Snow, snow, and more snow…I have a story to tell about...

What is it with mirrors? When you pass one, do you catch yourself stopping to take a peek – make sure you look okay? The mirror in my...

How would you feel if someone told you you were a twin, but that your twin didn’t survive? Would you be surprised or shocked? Very likely...

My father died in a car crash March 8, 1966, at the age of 32, leaving a wife and 10 children behind. He had been driving at night and,...

This paragraph is my false start. There’s a little plaque on our wall that says, “God put me here to accomplish certain things – right...

Do you strive to accomplish New Year’s resolutions? Or have you given up the battle? The thing is, if we can’t manage these goals ANY...

What’s “all about the lights”? If you asked my husband, he would say, “Don’t follow the lights.” A direct quote from Gollum – or Tolkien,...

My six-month-old grandson is jumping in his Johnny Jump-Up next to me as I type. I look up and smile and talk to him now and then to let...

The main reason for flying for me has been to visit family. While I am proud of my children going out into the world and making a place...

“To ride on the wings of air…” [A King for the Castle – by Colleen Ferguson] Is there a Superhero on the loose or just an adventurous...

When I think of childhood Thanksgivings, there are two memories that tend to jump up at me. The first one was a play one of us wrote – or...

A house and yard that engendered imaginations and bred fantasy worlds and characters, encouraged artists' minds with beauty and light and...

A number of my growing up years were lived in a house and surrounding yard that showed me the magic of lives that had been and so could...

If someone asks you if you know what something is (i.e. a strange noise or music coming from outside) and you have no idea what it is,...