Late Starts
“It’s never too late to start something new, to do all those things that you’ve been longing to do.” ~ Dallas Clayton Some years ago, all things fulfilling came to Dallas Clayton, an author who writes children's books on encouragement.…
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…
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…
A Window into Easter
"The story of Easter is the story of God’s wonderful window of divine surprise." ~ Carl Knudson The opening of the pussy willows, the yellowing of the forsythia bush, daffodils trumpeting their arrival, the birth of a new lamb, birds…
Steadfast Loyalty
In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a pocket handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints. ~ William Buechner Today's blog is essentially a note of gratitude to all who have provided friendship and emotional support to me…
Tapestry of People
"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope..." ~ Woodrow Wilson You are uniquely created. Using your…
Finding Light in Ordinary Life
" The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple." ~ Psalms 130:119 I don't know about you but I learn so much from reading and hearing the words of others. Since I've always been interested…