The Sabbath of Sundays

While I am truly a fan of sabbath and rest, I confess that, unfortunately, I do not always execute this aspect of my week as well as the other things I plan in the days of my week. I am working on it, which I find ironic, really, this having to work at resting. But, I...

A Little Spring in the Air & My Step

Spring, for me, is the kind of season that is suddenly right there, all around you, with its splashes of colors and new life appearing along the roads and walkways; it brings a brightness to everything, including my spirits. Of course the return of some normalcy also...

Awareness over Angst, Always

Do you remember when you were a teenager? I sure do, and, despite so many people who claim those days were the best days of their lives, I could not abandon those days fast enough. I spent my teenage years questioning who I was, who I wanted to be, not really liking...

Who They Are Matters…to Them

As of today, I have written about 78 things about my two remarkable teenagers, and, while each of those are an important part of this Habit of Love project, some days, the things I discover about these two incredible young women amaze me more than others. In other...

No Second Guesses Here

Way back when, when I was in graduate school for my Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA), I took a couple of different classes in adapting novels for the screen, and, while it was an interesting course, I don’t think I ever truly understood or appreciated the...

I Want to Like It, but…

One of my favorite things about social media these days is the ability to scroll through my memories. You know, those posts you made a year ago, three years ago, ten or more years ago? Talk about the nostalgia that bubbles up inside you as you remember those moments...