Yes, we have a new puppy. Why in the world, you ask, would I be writing here about our new puppy? Well, in the less than 48 hours we have had said puppy he may not have learned much, but I have! Something like a new puppy gives us insight...

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." -Robert Louis Stevenson Our lives are comprised of so many daily interactions. We breeze through them without much of a thought beyond the topic at hand. Due to this age of information we are...

Went on a much needed vacation this week. I went to New Mexico and Arizona, Grand Canyon and other places of interest. It was a great get away with my extended family. Did a lot of hiking, which my feet and legs reminded me I have not done in a...

We seem so frightened today of being alone that we never let it happen…We choke the space with continuous music, chatter, and companionship to which we do not even listen. It is simply there to fill the vacuum. When the noise stops there is no inner music to take its...

I am sitting at home today soaking in the past year and contemplating the coming year. It is the first and that is what you are supposed to do on the first. The last week I had the privilege of having both of my kids and their spouses home for...