Christmas Perfection For those of us who tend to be perfectionists the question really is ‘What does perfect mean'? We prepare so that our event is perfect! The house has been cleaned, Christmas baking done with loving care, the bedding has been washed and changed awaiting the...
May is the month set aside to honor and celebrate Mothers. The acknowledgment is for the mother who raised us as well as being acknowledged by those we are mothers to. Many have been brought up in nurturing, loving homes and provide the same for their...
December is just around the corner and winter has officially arrived. Christmas will soon be here, a season whose true message is peace. As many reflect on the world events, in particular the recent terrorist attacks, many react with fear and respond with intolerance, lashing...
Packing up my booth at the New Earth Trade Show this past April, I was approached by the organizer Gail. She informed me that I was the only one she could think of to ask for help. You see, a woman who had attended the work...
In a recent phone call with my mother, I asked her if she had any recollection of her heart attack and the 20 odd minutes during which she had no pulse. She responded “No”. Just prior to ending the call, totally out of context, she...
Tuesday November 12th, 2013 I identify sorrow sitting in my right mid back, caused by unresolved issues with my mother, who could be difficult. I invite God into the space and hear nothing. I tell my mother that I understand that when we cause pain towards...
Does life ever feel like a game of snakes and ladders? This past week has been such for me. My purse with over $460.00, my identification, credit cards, and cell phone disappeared. As though this was not enough, on my way home that night I...
The Lotus and the Dragonfly I recently picked up a card for a friend of mine who had lost the love of his life through cancer. The card is of the original painting by Jodi Bergsma, entitled ‘Mystery’. What the painting represents is that there cannot...