My wife has a simple wall hanging that she picked up on sale from Target or TJ Maxx or some home goods store. I’m not good at guessing prices, but I can’t imagine that she paid much for it, maybe $20 to $40. It’s about 10 x 20 long and hangs above our television set … More In this house
I dreamed I went to heaven. Stay with me here. The other night I dreamt that I got a personal invitation to check out heaven, sort of like one of those invites you get in the mail from a leasing agent or financial advisor. Come have a steak dinner and listen to a presentation about … More Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
I paddled out with my boogie board, eager to ride another small wave to the shoreline. But this time I had gone too far. I was eleven years old and it was the first summer my mom let me wear a two-piece swim suit. I had just started reading the newest Harry Potter book on … More Removing The Cloak Of Invisibility
Meet My Friend Phil…Mr. Vulnerable … More Laugh at Yourself
You know that feeling? The one where you’re hanging on by a thread? … More Empathy in Living Color
“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.” Robert A. Heinlein There is a currently a copy of The Cookie Bible … More Letting Go Of The Little Things
Whoever Megan was, she’d given Laura a gift far more precious than a hot meal. … More The Gift
A sparkling quote…Friday inspiration… … More Kindness Wins
For me, control is the near enemy of kindness. When I want something that I think I’m doing to land a certain way or the recipient to respond in a particular way, I know I’m not being kind but instead controlling. … More When Kindness Falls Like Rain
The Heart of the Matter 