At three-years-old and not more than three-feet tall, my sweet, little Emily blurted out a statement I didn’t understand. With one hand on her hips and the other extended towards me like a stop sign, she said, “Mom I’m giving you the board!” “What?” “I’m giving you the board!” Repeatedly, I tried to grasp what…
“Mom are we rich?” was a question my brother and I occasionally asked our mother when we were little. She always offered the same answer, “We’re rich in LOVE!” In our innocence we took those words to the bank, well one of the words anyway. Rich to us meant money. If mom said we were…
I have learned not to begrudge my hardships, because of the insight they provide later. Each experience of life is preparing me for whatever is next. This idea is a reminder that no matter what comes my way, or how bad a situation is, there is ultimately a good reason. Recently this notion became abundantly…
The simple beauty of life is not so different from that of a kaleidoscope. With every turn of a kaleidoscope the pieces fall into place perfectly. The colors and shapes arrange themselves in beautiful combinations, unique to themselves. It is the beauty that always leaves the viewer wanting more. Life presents us with situations where…