Remember mornings when drill sergeant you jump out of bed with the first alarm, ready to rally the troops and storm the castle? Dressed and raring to go, you get the coffee going, pull lunch fixings out of the fridge, let the dog out, holler up the stairs to shock everyone awake, feed the dog, grab cereal boxes out of the cupboard, pour yourself a cup of coffee and breathe for a moment. Sip, sigh, silence—then STAMPEDE! Read More
Sounds perfect, Cathy!
There are some things in our lives as children that dwindle away as we grow older, and that now as adults we may miss and strive to regain – sense of wonder, play, imagination and… the nap. That blissful ability to fall asleep whenever, wherever. Talking, singing, bouncing in the back seat one minute, then sound asleep the next. And then we, as parents, continue to drive around. Groceries could wait; the nap could not. Read More
Some moments in life are so odd, so delightfully out of place, that they stick with you forever.
One spring afternoon, I found myself on the front stone steps of a downtown church in my home city. We’d just laid my great uncle to rest — a long, full life well lived. It was a quiet weekend morning. The street was gently alive with its usual soundtrack — streetcars rattling by, cars parked bumper to bumper, snippets of conversation floating by on the breeze.
Sometimes joy finds you in the least expected places.
A hallway. A headset. A nearly missed moment.
This is one of those stories. Read More
It was indeed a lovely trip. Thanks, Ann!
I was in France one September driving through Provence. Just me in a rented Mini with the French language GPS voice, female, whom I named Gigi, and look where I ended up! (Photo above.) Gordes (gordz), France. Absolutely spectacular. Getting there was something Read More
It happens to all of us. You’re thinking of someone—the phone rings, and it’s them. Or you mention someone’s name, and they suddenly appear. Coincidence? Or something more?
One such moment in my own life—one that still gives me goosebumps—involved a business trip, an art installation, and a voice
Oh, my, Paige! How marvelous! Thank you.
I don’t think beauty is universal. I do believe that beauty is everywhere and that we all perceive certain things as beautiful, but the magnificent object that takes your breath away is different from what leaves us in wonder. Read More
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