Spiritual

Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.A sharp tongue can cut your own throat.If you want your dreams to come true, you mustn’t oversleep.Of all the things you […]

We are sitting at lunch when my daughter casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of “starting a family.”“We’re taking a survey,” she says, half-joking.  “Do you think I should have a baby?”“It […]

Happy Spring, I am trying hard to plant my garden…I have planted three rows of peas:Peace of mindPeace of heartPeace of soulI have planted four rows of squash:Squash gossipSquash indifferenceSquash grumblingSquash selfishnessI have planted four […]

I just realized that while children are dogs — loyal and affectionate — teenagers are cats.  It’s so easy to be a dog owner.  You feed it, train it, boss it around.   It puts […]

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart.  She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence.  It was pouring outside.  The kind of rain […]

The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings.  Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at […]

A woman renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office.  Asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation, Emily had hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.  “What I mean is,” explained the recorder, […]