August 18, 2024 August brings the hottest days of the year in Texas, so it’s good to be past the halfway mark. We’ve gone from daily heat...

March 2024 Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God. -Pierre Teilhard de Chardin I decided it’s time to pull out my Anne Lamott...

February 2024 “Year by year the complexities of this spinning world grow more bewildering and so each year we need all the more to seek...

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....

June 26, 2022 “Joy is the most infallible sign of the Presence of God.” I’ve come to believe that joy is like a hidden treasure buried...

Reposted from April 2021 in honor & memory of my dear friend, Kim who passed away in May 2021. On Monday morning, the day after Easter, I...

I am catching my breath after my first week of a new job. It looks like the weekends will be the best time for writing and blog work. As...

December 23, 2021 My childhood home was filled with music, especially at Christmastime. I developed an appreciation for a wide variety of...

December 9, 2021 Ah, the gift list! What can we give? Where do we find it? What can we make or create? How much will we spend? Time,...