The Sacredness of a Body Blessing

by | Aug 31, 2024 | Uncategorized

Thank you, Father, for my two perfectly imperfect feet that have carried me this far in life! I recently had a routine screening mammogram. I get this potentially life-saving test every 16 months or so (I don’t go right on the one-year mark–my choice), and...

Pick Up Your Mat! (A Few Words About Resetting)

by | Aug 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

Have you ever had something stuck in your garbage disposal blades? I have had this happen a few times, but playing around with a wrench and pushing a reset button usually takes care of the issue. Although there was that one time I had a penny stuck in the blades. I...

To My Granddaughter on Her 16th Birthday….

by | Apr 1, 2024 | Uncategorized

My beautiful eldest granddaughter at age 9 My oldest granddaughter turns 16 this coming weekend. For this milestone birthday, I wrote her a letter and I listed 16 life lessons. I hope she soaks them in. Dearest Shelby, How can it be that my very beautiful and oldest...

Inhaling the Scent of Suffering

by | Nov 21, 2023 | Uncategorized

Smell is one of the most powerful memory evokers there is. Certain aromas and smells can transport us right back to places and people long ago. Gardenias take me back to my Uncle Louie’s house, reminding me of my family’s somewhat annual visits from...