"Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home." -John Newton This isn’t the first time I’ve shar...

Out of the blue, because he answered an emergency call from the hospital today, I learned I endured and recovered from 'complet...

It’s rare Saturday night in February. Rare because it is nearly seventy degrees, in Ohio, in February. All of the windows are open, along w...

When I was a babysitter ,or nanny, without fail, my very favorite time of day was the, dinner, shower, homework, folding laundry on the k...

I sit here in front of this fire and try to write to you and, with words, paint the masterpiece that was my week, last week. It wasn’t perf...

I am actually writing this is the morning, like I planned, like on my schedule, when I wanted to. I like to write in the morning because it...

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. ...