We got a puppy a couple of weeks ago. The stars aligned, and we welcomed…
Tag: Life Lessons
My daughter went back to college a couple weeks ago after being home for the…
Suffering usually comes from wanting things to be different than the way they are. –…
Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower…
I was awakened at 2:51 AM yesterday morning by the unmistakable rumble of an earthquake.…
She skated into town in 10th grade. I always worried about the new kids. I had…
My career got off to a rocky start. The ink was still drying on my degree…
Our book club recently read the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Less by Andrew Sean Greer. It was a…
I started my day in kindergarten yesterday. Every day that I get to be in…
This morning I PR’ed (Personal Record) on the Erg, or as I like to call…
I get a little nostalgic at Christmastime. I suppose I am not alone in that.…
I was staring out the dusty screen door of our canary-yellow, cookie-cutter rambler when I first realized…
Beliefs are an amazing thing. Though intangible, they have a weight and power all their…
I was listening to a series of lectures by Pema Chödrön the other day. She…
She was three and a half when I spied her heading for the front door…
Last weekend, my best friend and I recruited a few enthusiastic volunteers (our husbands and…
For the last couple of weekends, I have been shooting my daughter’s senior portraits. It…
I remember when we picked him up. After months of looking, we found him at…
The summer before 5th grade, my father took me on a week-long backpacking trip in…
I have a confession to make. I have a box in my garage that I…
I’ve had so many friends over the years who describe gardening as a zen-like experience. …
When I was a little kid, I felt strangely like two different people. In retrospect,…
It was a spring, Saturday morning in Georgia. My father must have been away on…
I’m starting with the really big questions this week, which always seems to coincide with…
Next week, my husband and I will be celebrating 29 years of marriage. As our…
One of the great things about having a teenager is that I feel like I…
If you visit our house, you will get a warm welcome from the four-legged creatures…
On a hot day in July in 1984 in Fairbanks, Alaska, I met the man,…
I have been reminiscing a lot lately. I am not sure if it is the…
Sometimes things just happen, good and bad, that you just can’t predict. Despite my propensity…
I was having coffee with some friends recently when, inevitably, the subject of our dogs…
My dad had a second story apartment in the Casa Del Rey overlooking Broadway. I…
This morning I awoke before my alarm. I rolled onto my right shoulder and felt…
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to hear Manny Scott, one of the original…
I found myself sifting through old Easter pictures this week. It’s not surprising really. I…
When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things was spending the night…
I was two months into my first year in a new school when I found…
I think at the end of a life, it is the little things you remember…
I think people fall into one of two categories naturally. Oh sure, people can change.…
Last night I went to my favorite Christmas party. I have been attending this party…
I am a very competitive person. Now, I know what you are thinking. You’ve heard…
Last weekend, I found myself once again standing in the middle of a bridge at…
I think in just about every situation we can learn something. It has been my…
