On a level road, a car rolls along at a steady speed. We may have it in cruise and it shifts automatically as we travel up and down hills.  If we prefer to manually control our speed, we adjust the pressure on the gas pedal as the terrain and road conditions or situations change.  Driving [...]

This is the first morning we have seen sunshine for several days. I looked for Miss Molly and found her stretched out full-cat length on the bed in the sunshine. As I rubbed her back she rolled and purred as she stretched more.  This was one happy cat enjoying the warmth and light of the [...]

Molly has a green and purple toy with a red string. It has fuzzy, furry material that to a cat might seem like a mouse when slowly bounded across the floor by a human. However, the fur is not what she likes. She likes to chase the red string. This is a narrow string that [...]

A dear friend who is a very wise and loving man was making plans for the future.  He had taken all the appropriate steps to financial security for this family. Yet, I watched as he stumbled over one new opportunity after another. He seemed overwhelmed with change and finding the new road.  It seemed that [...]

I was cleaning today and came across ME, the essay below. I had forgotten about it. For years I have used it in presentations. Since this was my day to clean out the old to make room for the new – finding it reminded me to celebrate my own worth — and the future.  Read [...]

This little light o’ mine, I’m gonna let it shine, This little light o’ mine, I’m gonna let it shine, This little light o’ mine, I’m gonna let it shine, Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. This is children’s gospel song written by Harry Dixon Lee in about 1920. However it has [...]

“Happy or crappy” is a phrase used by a friend of mine. It is in reference to how she feels on any given day. It can reflect how she feels when she wakes up or how her perspective changes as the day goes along. Sometimes we start out happy and end up crappy before the [...]