Amish Highways and Byways
If you read my first blog in this series on my travels on Pentecost Sunday, welcome back! If not, get caught up by going back to the previous blog called Front Porch Scenery. ******* My second stop - Bird in Hand,…
Front Porch Scenery
On Pentacost Sunday a few weeks ago I rose early and headed northward from Maryland passing by the large highway sign that said "Welcome to Pennsylvania: Pursue your Happiness!" The first delightful stop that day was made in Mount…
Designing a Life
A month or so ago I asked readers if they’d started down the road toward incorporating more creativity into their life? I posed the question perhaps because I could honestly say absolutely YES to a creative week ahead. Here is…
Driving Force Behind Publishing
“People can have two different mindsets, she says. Those with a “fixed mindset” believe that their talents and abilities are carved in stone. Those with a “growth mindset” believe that their talents and abilities can be developed. Fixed mindsets see…
Sow Commonality
"Time spent among the trees is time never wasted." ~ Unknown Last week, I was drawn to Towson Unitarian Universalist Church (TUUC), a place my father built back in the late 1960s, approximately fifty years ago. Ever since I've returned…
Window of Opportunity
When an window of opportunity presents itself, don't pull down the shade. ~ Tom Peters A few months ago I saw an advertisement for Writing for Your Life Spiritual Writers Conference. I read all about it, and wanted to know more! One…
Spring Growth
"If you keep repeating the things you have no interest in you become numb." ~ Unknown If you travel the same road back and forth to work every day for many years, what happens? You drive on paying little attention.…
Serenity or Convenience?
"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations." ~ Unknown Lately I have been pondering contentment versus comfort. Last spring I established a new Sunday routine which paid off valuable benefits in terms of contentment. I began walking to church rather…
Life Long Learning: About Easter
As they say, you learn something new every day. I recently read some facts I didn't know before about donkeys, of all things! This bit of knowledge came to me just in time for Palm Sunday. What a cute little…
Pondering the Past
"Forget past sorrows, This world is yours so bright and gay, Sing and dream about tomorrow, Treasures are waiting with every new day. " ~ alexanderart.com/treasures When my twin sister and I were teenagers and time hung heavy on our hands…