"Life isn't measured by the breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away." ~ Unknown If you've ever been caregiver to anyone who is in the final chapter of their life, appreciating the here and now is never more…
“Some people need flowers, some people need dandelions. It’s medicine, it’s what you need at that time in your life.” Sandra Cisneros It's that time of year! The green grass will soon be sprinkled with yellow flowers. For some people,…
"The next message you need is always right where you are." ~Ram Dass The work has begun. Birds, the best harbingers of spring, have begun their transition from finding food to tide them over the winter into nest making activities. If we…
"In the winter of our doubt, there came the hope of spring."~ Gordon B Hinckley March is part trickery and part hope. On warm days we think it's time to sow seeds. Then the weather sends yet another chill and we realize it's all a ruse. Despite our…
“In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us.” – Flora Edwards It's hard to think about planting seeds in the dead of winter but I wish to share two…
“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.” ― Winston S. Churchill So last year was a toughy, huh? For many of us it wasn't the best, and it didn't end as we expected. But, guess what? It's a new year…
"If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all" ~ Isaiah 7:9 It's been an interesting process watching my mom recover from surgery. Until now, at 88 years of age, she'd never experienced major…
“The lack of mystery in our modern life is our downfall and our poverty. ...We retain the child in us to the extent that we honor the mystery." ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer There is something resplendent and transcendent about entering a historic…
“Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more …” – Dr. Seuss Today is the first day of Advent which brings memories of my young son's eager anticipation of opening a little paper door on the advent…
