• Poetry

    Reverie in a Dream

    Listening in the quiet, Fog swirls ’round our walk. In the distance an owl calls. I’m thankful for the misty serenity of the morning. And in the land of dreams, Which lay slumbering just now, You are there. If I but blink, I will see you again… Laughing, caring, hugging… Your face lit with happiness. It gives me hope and…

  • Random

    Music in Hand

    Have you ever really looked at your hands? I mean, the way our fingers are not exactly straight so we can do things like pick up a single sheet of paper or make a fist or caress someone we love? Our hands are definitely a work of art! Sensitive. Strong. Capable. Meant for good. Did you know there are 13…

  • Journeys

    Journey in the Moment

    It’s been almost 2 weeks now since I’ve started the Joy Journey. Some things have been brought into stark relief during that time. Sure, there have been many moments of happiness, peace and yes, joy. I am grateful. Joy is there. It’s with me, thank God. There have also been moments of extreme sorrow. For instance, I found out that…

  • Journeys

    2019 One Word – JOY

    We made it! It’s a new page on the calendar! Another year has begun…Welcome to 2019. Are you ready? Every year I pick a word to focus on and watch it expand and grow in my life over the course of the year. This year the word is Joy. Joy is superior to happiness, you know. Here is a blurb…

  • Do Over
    Random

    Do Over

    It’s almost difficult to believe that another year is winding down. It seems incredible to think back on the Y2K frenzy and how many thought we were at the apocalypse! Now that is only a hazy, distant memory. Time is certainly a funny thing. And it seems at this time in the calendar it is almost a given to evaluate…

  • Random

    Let’s Hear It For Joseph…

    Most people can tell you about Mary, the mother of Jesus. It’s such a remarkable story! In our Western culture, we tend not to even blink any more if a young, unmarried woman is pregnant. No big deal, right? I mean, Hollywood types do it all the time. It’s a new “normal”. Not 2,000 years ago. This was literally a…