Our Yin Yang Teen Harmony

One of my favorite things each day is getting to catch glimpses of the many ways my teen girls interact and connect with one another. It is wonderfully varied and always encouraging and it fills my heart to overflowing with joy. In many ways they are a lot alike, but...

Messy Days Bring Out Empathy & Team Work

Some days are pretty much like feeling your way through a dark room during a power outage—you know the lay of the land but in the dark sometimes you walk into a piece of furniture nonetheless. Still, if you’re astute enough to track the weather and know there’s a...

 Oh the Irony of Flexibility & Life

Oh the irony of life. Here’s what I’m talking about—as I have gotten older I have become less flexible, mainly, of course, in my body, my joints popping more and my ability to sit on the floor for any length of time pretty much gone with the lower numbers of my age....

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...