July 9, 2023 This morning I was looking up restaurants for a celebratory lunch after my dad’s graveside memorial. In less than 2 weeks,...

June 7, 2023 It’s been a month! Since my last writing, we have moved from our one-bedroom, 3rd floor apartment to a three-bedroom home in...

April 23, 2023 I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. -Lao Tzu...

April 1, 2023 The world needs your gift as much as you need to bestow it. -Sarah Ban Breathnach I’ve seen my share of superhero movies,...

March 5, 2023 March brings a prelude to Spring and a shift in consciousness. In this corner of the world, birds are returning with joyful...

February 19, 2023 I had a blog reflection started for Valentine’s, but it just didn’t come together. I was too tired and the time too...

February 2, 2023 I’ve been thinking about this idea that wisdom comes with age, and what that really means. Clearly, it’s not automatic....

By Elisa Juarez Photo from @thereciperebel which inspired this recipe Ingredients: 1 pound ground turkey 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs 1/2 cup...

January 16, 2023 This year ends in a three. That makes it a mile marker for me, a new decade starting this month. So, naturally I am...

December 28, 2022 This is one of my favorite weeks of the year as we linger in the afterglow of Christmas. It feels like a sacred pause...

December 6, 2022 First published in Soul Salsa in 2020 The month of December ushers in a season of lights, festivities, and holy-days....

November 2021 Thanksgiving is a celebration of harvest, heritage, and home. The table is a central gathering place where family and...

November 13, 2022 “Harvest is a joyful time of gathering the produce of the land.” ― Sunday Adelaja As Thanksgiving approaches, I’m...

October 24, 2022 Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm & harmony. -Thomas Merton Lately I’ve been feeling...

September 18, 2022 Just do the next right thing Take a step, step again It is all that I can do The next right thing. I won’t look too...

Adapted from recipe by Six Sisters' Stuff, www.sixsistersstuff.com Ingredients: 1-1/2 lbs. ground turkey 3/4 cup carrots, shredded 3...

September 4, 2022 At the end of a scorching, dry summer, finally there was a pattern change. It came just as my dad was slipping away...

August 27, 2022 My dad passed away peacefully last Friday, August 19, at 11:30 AM. In the preceding days, my brother and his family flew...

August 14, 2022 It was one year ago that Art and I moved my dad from assisted living into memory care. We honestly thought he was dying....

July 31, 2022 The extreme heat of this Texas summer has kept us from being able to spend much time outdoors, and I am feeling deprived....