Have you ever had one of those dreams that is so real you wake up…
Category: Change
I just turned 54. Normally I like to throw myself a big party. I like…
Suffering usually comes from wanting things to be different than the way they are. –…
She skated into town in 10th grade. I always worried about the new kids. I had…
My father tore the carpet out of our house a few weeks before my sister’s…
My career got off to a rocky start. The ink was still drying on my degree…
It has been my experience that kids hit certain milestones at different times. It’s tempting…
It’s 4:15 AM and my REM-induced travels are abruptly ended by my clock radio blaring…
I do not like endings. I do not like finales. It is probably why I…
Beliefs are an amazing thing. Though intangible, they have a weight and power all their…
For the last couple of weekends, I have been shooting my daughter’s senior portraits. It…
I remember when we picked him up. After months of looking, we found him at…
The summer before 5th grade, my father took me on a week-long backpacking trip in…
In a couple of weeks, my daughter will begin her senior year. Stamped in my…
I’ve had so many friends over the years who describe gardening as a zen-like experience. …
When I was a little kid, I felt strangely like two different people. In retrospect,…
It was a spring, Saturday morning in Georgia. My father must have been away on…
I have been reminiscing a lot lately. I am not sure if it is the…
Sometimes things just happen, good and bad, that you just can’t predict. Despite my propensity…
