"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…
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…
"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…
" 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…
When you drop your assumptions altogether, your soul stands naked in the open fields of possibility. And what you choose to create from that space is up to you. ~ T.K. Coleman Since my sister retired I have been bugging her…
How often do you take a serenity break? The Brits get it right. Respectable English gents and ladies take time out of each day to sit quietly and fortify their spirits with a cup of tea accompanied by a savory…
“A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.” ~ Anonymous If you care anything about our military men and women and their service to our country, please take a few minutes to read this story. I am…
"Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief." ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero Exactly a month ago today I had the opportunity to do something else that fills me with JOY.…
"Fine art is that in which the hand, the head and the heart of man go together." ~ John Ruskin In mid-November I stood in a state of "happy kind of lost" among a sea of 800+ paintings at Zoll…
Happy New Year!!! The number of saviors in my life in 2018 was astounding and heartwarming. Without these real life Santa Clauses, archangels, guardian angels, ministering spirits or whatever you chose to tag them, one of the most difficult years…