When my two year old grandson spends the weekends with us, all the doors and windows have to be locked shut to prevent his escape. Even this doesn’t always ensure he remains safely in the house. Because he is too young to comprehend the dangers that lurk outside, and…
Read moreThere are days when I just don’t have any answers. I hate those days – because a large part of who I am is someone who reads, studies and knows… maybe understands what I read. And yet, there are times I just don’t understand. I just can’t fathom joy in…
Read moreThink back to your childhood. For some of you, that is a short trip, for others of us, there may be quite a journey. But take a moment to think back to a time when you remember the values that your elders surrounded you with. Does something home to mind…
Read moreMy daughter graduates today. Not from high school or college but from middle school. I have some issues with diluting the impact of what graduation signifies – the rite of passage, if you will, by society’s need to celebrate “graduation” from everything from preschool to middle school. Yet, as I…
Read moreDo you grow real plants in your home? I do. Lots of them. In my garden window, a couple heart-shaped ivies find their home all year long. I prune them on purpose so they will do what I want: remind me of love where I need it most, in…
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