Reboot, Rejuvenate, Resurrect

MISFITS   When I go to my favorite supermarket, the most frequent destination is the produce department which is located slightly to the...

COURAGE AND FEAR   I have one core belief and a list of core values/practices that support that one belief. Both are written down. Over...

THRESHOLD   We are standing on the threshold of the last quarter of this year. The door is cracked open, and we can see the wall of the...

DEFLATED BALLOONS   Happy Birthday floated downwards, and happy birthday scripted in pink letters floated toward the ceiling on two of...

REDEFINING LAZY   It is a Sunday afternoon. The day didn’t start as I planned. A movie on Saturday night drew me in and I stayed up later...

WHY HOLD ON?   I will often end the morning walk by watering the plants in the yard. I have found a way to hold the water hose and...

LITTLE DISTRACTIONS   Each morning, when my feet touch the multi-colored rug next to my bed between 4:30 -5:00 AM, I have two goals. The...

DIVINING ROD AND THE DOWSER ( These words are penned in memory of my father who would have turned 115 years old on August 25th ).   Much...

WEB OF LIFE   I read the following quote by Chief Seattle (think Seattle, Washington) recently on a humid cloudy summer day and it...

BIRDWATCHER   I am a bird watcher and fascinated by hummingbirds. Three years ago, my fascination was rewarded with the arrival of 4...

DEER AND WORMS I love the outdoors and gardening. The two blend seamlessly for me each spring as I fill the planters around my home, the...

PARABLE OF THE ORCHID Sitting across from my favorite perch on the porch, is a plant with thick leathery, slightly scarred, gently curved...

NOT MY GIFT I wrote these words in a blog entitled “Wishes” in December 2019. “Painting is not my gift, so the wish was never going to...

HOARDERS One of my favorite authors, Julie Cameron says “God is shorthand for good, orderly direction.” Do you know a hoarder? I have...

WHAT IS TIME? As you might imagine, or maybe you wouldn’t if you had not walked in these shoes, having a diagnosis of cancer in any form,...

YOU CAN HAVE IT In April, my family (biological and chosen) attended the wedding of two beloved chosen family members. It was the best...

FATHERLY ADVICE Upon entering the restaurant, she immediately folded her small brown seven-year-old fingers around the piece of red and...

LOVE PRACTICE The notion of love is never theoretical – love is a practice, sticks in my head and plays in a non-random loop multiple...

A PIECE OF MY MIND I have said it – I have heard it said. In case you are unfamiliar with the saying, it usually implies the intent of an...

OWNERSHIP I write about change and growth more than anything else. I search for different ways to say the same thing repeatedly because I...