A year of play.    Here is how we began this year of play. Goals: to play, take breaks and restart.    I heard a quote on PBS years ago…

I’m Not a Runner Anymore    I started running when I was in the 7th grade.     Wait. Is that true?  Not really.  I started running when I was much…

Looking Beyond    The first movie we bought on VHS tape was about a little lion and his two friends which happen to be a meerkat and a warthog. These…

Driving    This week I left work at 5:02 pm.  Turned on the radio and heard a great song with that drumming beat where I found myself turning up the…

Sunrise Starts.    This is the time of day that has become something new for me recently.    It started like this.    In the past, I used the pre-dawn…

A Name    What’s in a name?  More specifically.  What’s in your name? When you introduce yourself to someone new, how do you do it?    Now, think about it…

The Red Journal   I found this journal a few weeks ago and was incredibly excited!  This journal began almost 30 years ago with the idea to write at least…

Tall Pine Trees   This week I went on a 1.9 mile hike to a high mountain lake.  This hike is one I have been going on for more than…

Stacked Rocks   Many years ago I met a new friend, Elizabeth, from Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada. We were at a conference in Vancouver, Canada learning together about many things.…

The three pieces of art   We remodeled the upstairs of our home a couple of years ago.  It included putting in new flooring, changing the kitchen cabinets and countertops,…