This essay is dedicated to Jennifer Jenson/Acupuncturist, Rebecca Porrino/Naturopath and Denise Martini/Healer. These three women saved and enriched my life. Thank you. The nausea from my illness... Read more >>

As I gaze into your eyes, I see the peace within you for there is harmony in your heart and you are at ease. You are also at a place in your life where you will not allow anyone to suppress or hold... Read more >>

Today something really strange happened. I sat down to write my blog post for the week, and I came up empty.   Writing blog posts is one of my favorite things to do. I love writing, I love... Read more >>

I love God. I love that He first loved me and that He forgives me for foolish things. My sincere desire is to bless people with words of encouragement and pieces of wisdom. Life is hard enough without... Read more >>

I sat on the ground, leaned against a tree trunk, and watched my bobber float on the glassy surface of the water. The fishing was slow. I hadn’t had a bite all morning. A blue jay landed on a... Read more >>

The gloomy room filled with family members dressed in their best clothes. The men wore their suits. The women wore their finest. No one smiled. It was a solemn day. I shook hands with a great uncle.... Read more >>

Bob joined us just before Christmas of 2010. He was a stray cat living outside the office where Ginny worked. She and her co-workers kept him and the other strays fed. The weather grew cold. Ginny... Read more >>

I stacked my plastic building blocks over a bobby pin, those little plastic or metal hair clips that have been popular since the 1920s. In the years of my childhood, they were made of metal. In those... Read more >>

My friend, Vanessa Drake, emailed this to me as my thirty-third birthday present … This is the story of how Carlyn Shaw went from being a stranger, just a voice on the other end of the line,... Read more >>

I send jokes to some. I send inspiration to others. To a select few, I send both. It depends on the person. I scroll through my list of contacts, picking names as I go. “Oh! This person will... Read more >>