Before I can fall asleep each night I limit what I watch on TV or what I read.
I don’t do violence, I don’t do gore and I sometimes turn off a TV show if it’s unsettling.
To wrap up each day I need so...
If there’s any place in this great country of ours that has always captured my heart it’s the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Way back in the early ’60s a co-worker told me about her family’s frequent ...
Every now and then we hear someone repeat the phrase, “It takes a village to raise a child.”
Although it became a popular saying here in the ’90s, it is believed it originated long before that as an A...
To mark the start of Lent our church had an inspiring two-night mission service.
Often times I hear something inspiring and try to retain it in my memory bank.
I used to be extraordinarily good at tha...
One of my favorite times of the day is first thing in the morning when I open my front door.
The first thing I do is take a deep breath of fresh air in one big inhalation. As I do that deep breath, I ...
One of my neighbors passed away this week.
Truth be told, she had a great life. At 94 years of age, she was enviably active.
I used to watch in awe as she weeded her yard with the dexterity of a teena...
This week there is yet another article making its rounds about how to be happy.
This time, it’s the Harvard Study of Adult Development weighing in with what it claims to be the longest scientific stud...
Sometimes I’m amazed at the niceness of people.
Allen is someone who defines the word “nice.”
Unfortunately, Esther, his next door neighbor, never gave him a chance. She couldn’t possibly take offense...
The rug I bought for my front door is an ugly brown but I couldn’t resist buying it for its message:
Home Sweet Home.
How sweet is a home after seven months of not having my own place?
This week marks...
Well one more year went by when I couldn’t be with my mother for Mother’s Day.
Oh, how I wish I could. It’s been many years since she passed away so one would think I would stop yearning to spend more...