(Special note :   Like you, I am heartsick about the devastation caused by the wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area this past week....

It was a win for Baba and Mormor (the names our grandkids use for us.) On a stroll through our small town of Waynesville just before...

I'm notorious for being, shall we say-- wordy- -but I'm leaving you this year with only 10. Before I go, here are a few family photos. As...

Nine years ago, our daughter Amber gifted me with a compact five-year diary for Christmas.  I filled the first one, and 2024 marks the...

How is it possible to suffer so much, and yet despite your pain--or perhaps because of it—countless people you’ll never meet will be...

Is it possible to live expectantly without leaning on our expectations?   Mike and I returned in the wee hours this morning from spending...

Gratitude has a hidden benefit. Rather than being thankful for what we have, we can leverage the power of what we don't have to bless others