Two years ago my four-year-old grandson took his turn sitting on Santa’s lap during his pre-school’s holiday breakfast. It was his chance to have a one-on-one discussion about [...]
I have a “wings” event coming up soon—my 62nd birthday. It won’t be like my 60th party where I took it over the top with tiaras and jewels. Mimicking the event across the pond when the Queen of [...]
I have not traveled internationally for quite awhile and I quickly found out how much things had changed on my trip to Toronto, Canada. As a young girl, I first left the United States with my [...]
After crouching on a lime-green foam kneeling pad, he pushed with all of his might against the 6’x6’ thick concrete cover. A long wooded pole that was going to be used as a dipstick lay on the [...]
Paint wears off. Lacquer chips. Stain fades. But underneath them all, the truth resides Oblivious to its future strength, a seedling sprouts and blindly pushes through the soil. Its new leaves [...]
My high school years were the first opportunity to earn an actual paycheck. Mom and Dad helped to stock my first life cupboard with a hearty supply of high expectations and a boatload of work [...]
I feel an odd lightness as soon as the winter solstice passes in December. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this phenomenon manifests itself in a late dawn, an early sunset, and a [...]
Few losses are more challenging than losing your spouse, your partner, your love, your soul mate. How do you cope with the loneliness, the despair, your children and their pressing needs, and [...]
Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation Camp Widow East 4/19/13 – 4/21/13 Myrtle Beach SC -Marriott Grande Dunes Resort Book signing and workshop “Life’s Not Perfect” on [...]
It finally fits! At age 60 I am now quite comfortable in my skin. Although it is a bit creased and wrinkled, I feel that I truly own it. When I was a little girl, my youthful, smooth skin [...]
