Graduating Into Happiness

Today I went back to my old high school for my niece Taylor’s graduation. It has been 35 years since … More

A Normal Day?

Before I went to bed last night our local paper, the Record and Landmark, posted on Facebook that there was … More

Watching Mom Work

Our mom was in nursing school in Wales when she met our dad.  After four dates (at age 19 I … More

The Girl of the Meadow and the Lady of the Freshly Cut Grass

“Every tree and plant in the meadow seemed to be dancing, those which average eyes would see as fixed and … More

Making the Pieces of the Puzzle Fit

This month is National Autism Awareness Month.   This I know because my friend Jeanne, who has a son with autism, … More

The Finish Line

“We can’t accommodate terrorism. When someone uses the slaughter of innocent people to advance a so-called political cause, at that … More

Going the Distance and Winning the Race

I can’t really tell you why I agreed to run a 10k.  I know it happened after a few of … More

My Blog Anniversary….and He Is Risen, Indeed!

It’s been a year since I started writing this blog.  I began not knowing exactly where I was headed….or how … More

Perception And Truth – Not the Same Thing

“The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places.”  Bryant H. McGill … More

Being Bound By the Bills

“Seven Deadly Sins –Wealth without workPleasure without conscienceScience without humanityKnowledge without characterPolitics without principleCommerce without moralityWorship without sacrifice.”  – Mahatma … More

Love Month Revisited – Part 2 (Days 15-29)

Days 15-29 of my Love Month Facebook posts from 2012 (Remember it was Leap Year!)  Looking over these I realize … More

Love Month Revisited – Part 1 (Days 1-14)

Last year my niece Sara started the month of February off by vowing to post something she loved every day … More

What’s That in the Mirror? Oh, My Own Advice Slapping Me in the Face!

Mirrors are really amazing things.  They reflect our image back to us.  Sometimes it is a surprise….like when you look … More

With Apologies to Jo

Let me first say that I am pretty sure that my friend Jo would absolutely hate me writing a blog … More

So Maybe I Don’t Have Children, But….

I happened to make a comment about parenting recently.  A woman in the room looked at me and said sarcastically … More

When They "Make" You Worry

I find lately that I am worrying more than usual lately.  Not about myself, but about other people.  It’s difficult … More

A New Year of Auld Lange Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,And never brought to mind?Should auld acquaintance be forgot,And auld lang syne? Chorus For auld lang … More

The Longest Birthday Party

I was my normal slack self this year when sending out Christmas cards.  I had the cards (actually a huge … More

Stopping the People Hunters

I don’t like guns.  I didn’t grow up around them, I am not comfortable with them, and in my personal … More

Finding My Oasis

Life has been a bit crazy as of late.  I’d even go as far as to say there has been … More

Not the Ideal

“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.”  – George Carlin   “The idealist withdrew himself, because he … More

An Adventure in Leon

Most of my time in Mexico has been to cruise destinations like Costa Maya and Cozumel.  Which I certainly enjoyed, … More

Family Reunion

“Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long … More

Do You Really Know?

I’ve often watched this election with the humor of watching a very strange ping pong match where I was cheering … More

You’ve Got to Give A Little

My sister Deryn was telling me about a little 11-year old girl she saw on Good Morning America this morning … More

More Than Mud

  “I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.”  “I thought I could.  I thought I … More

A Most Lovely Love Story

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully … More

Going At It Alone

In the world of singledom, you are often at the mercy of your friends and family.  Unless you are dating … More

Remembering What But Not When

“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke “History is an account, mostly false, of … More

What I Learned In Kayaking Class

So I read the description and it was for a Beginning Kayaking class….and it specified flatwater kayaking.  I thought that … More

Running from Reality

“Humankind cannot bear very much reality.”  T.S. Eliot  ———————————————————– There are just days when I want to run away from … More