About a year ago, I enjoyed an inspirational chalk art presentation at Elva's Art Barn in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The first off it's kind I have ever seen. What is chalk art ? It is "an old-fashioned form of entertainment which…
Today we are going to turn our attention to a man who became a master builder for the futures of thirty-three children. Born with a servants heart, this man spent his lifetime "working for a cause, not looking for applause."…
“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.” ― Joseph Campbell, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living In this last quarter of the year, I'm…
Happy Labor Day! Although we don't officially say goodbye to summer until September 23, atmospheric and environmental change is already noticeable. The zitzing of the crickets is different, the sun is not as high in the heaven and the tint…
I am the first one to admit I'm not one to "drop in on people" without being invited. Perhaps it is because I don't like to inconvenience anyone over anything. I figure whatever someone else has on their to-do list…
Summer is not complete without a special road trip story. What a beautiful expression of love this grandson has given his grandmother! A more meaningful way to spend the gift of time together could not have been spent in better…
Although today's blog may seem like an ordinary blog writing, I am posting it as a means of prayer. It's been written at the request of Erica, for her ten year old daughter, Arianna. Yesterday on my birthday, I went…
I've often heard coming to a place of grace described as "living in of state of contentment." In every situation, when life becomes stormy there is a bright spot. Perhaps if we can find a beam of light in the…
“August is like the Sunday of summer." ~ Unknown I love the warmth of summer. In every August of my adult life, it's the feelings of simply being a kid that I so enjoy remembering. Youth was a bittersweet time…
I have several routes I walk regularly. When the temperature rises beyond comfortable, I usually take the "shade walk." However, I opt for it other times too, just to mix up my routine. Along the "shady route" there's the strangest phenomenon.…