It's Christmas day. Many friends are sharing their joyful sentiments and photos of cheerful family gatherings filled with gifts. Other...

I once asked people closest to me, "If I was to write a book, what is a title that comes to mind?" My cousin suggested, "How to Live...

My mother passed away on January 22, 1996 after a long, progressive illness. I was there in the room with her. I remember telling the...

I love New Year celebrations. Parties, fireworks, reflection on the past year, resolutions for all the new things I will achieve. The...

My "bucket list" includes mostly the whole world and every adventure I've learned about throughout my life. The world's wonders,...

Even if we don't want to admit it, we all want to live "happily ever after", don't we? It's not that I am delusional about life's ups and...

I drove for hours late at night on a pitch black forest highway in Northern California. I rarely saw another car and passed very few...

Have you read a great book? One that has you on the edge of your seat? A great book is hard to put down. You hang on every word of the...

What is humility? We discussed this in a study group I attend. According to the dictionary definition, "A modest or low view of one's...

It’s 36 degrees outside on this winter day and it’s still dark outside. I’m sitting here in my living room at 5:20 am listening to...

The happiest moments of our lives aren't about the person, place or thing in the moment. The happiness doesn't come from what we are...

How often do we judge ourselves and others? How often are we judge and jury on what is right and wrong or good and bad? Do we pause to...

I read a book about 9 years ago titled, One Year to Live. In more recent years, I was asked to look at my life from that perspective in...

How often do you fully realize the miracle of creation? I was listening to a meditation the other day and one of the statements was,...

All of us have those times in life when we feel lost. We may lose our way when we experience fear, worry, loneliness, abandonment, anger...

Early this year, I gained momentum with my writing and published many stories on my blog. I felt good about finally pursuing my lifelong...

It’s a warm summer day in 2018 and I just flew over Mount Saint Helens. From the vantage point in the airplane, the huge volcanic crater...

A few weeks ago I wrote a story titled, Monsters Not Invited. It’s a personal story about growing up with my mom’s illness and how some...

There are many times in life, especially when the path isn’t clear or I'm fearful, that I want a sign from the Universe; a sign from God...

I don’t remember exactly when my mom was forced into a wheelchair. I think I was in 3rd grade. I use the word forced because she fought...