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  • Setting an Example

    Instruction is good for a child; but example is worth more. Alexandre Dumas Many times, when facing a problem, I find myself wondering what my grandmother would say. To me, she still looms as a paragon of common sense.I remember her as articulate and well spoken. Many of her comments make me smile when I…

  • Setting Priorities Amid Technology

    Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters. – Margaret Peters Sometimes, for me, the job of setting priorities becomes daunting. It’s like climbing this steep wall outside of the St. Regis Hotel. Even the birds are trapped. How do we extricate ourselves from the myriad of options assaulting us at every…

  • Finding Joy

    weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalms 3O:5 “Joy cometh in the morning.” As encouraging as it sounds, there has been a decided lack of joy in my circle. This has been true for much of the summer. Our world has been surrounded in a haze of catastrophic predictions.…

  • A Guardian Spirit (Copy)

    (A post from December 12,2021) Never travel faster than your guardian angel can fly. Mother Teresa Yesterday, Hugo, our Poochon, and I went for our usual morning walk. Wandering through our neighborhood streets, the grass looks like straw and there is no need for a jacket with temperatures in the low 70’s. Yes, Virginia, global…

  • Practicing Gratitude

    As she realized what might have been, she grew to be thankful for what was. Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South Yesterday, I was forced to face a regrettable truth. I publish my blog on Word Press. It has a feature allowing one to look up their past posts by topic. Yesterday, I researched the topic…

  • The Friendship of Hugo and Pierre: A Tale of Loyalty and Courage

    No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted. – Aesop Hugo, is thirteen years old. He has lost most of his eyesight and doesn’t hear well. I would describe his demeanor as that of a stubborn, sometimes grouchy, old man. He feels as though he has earned the right to be catered…

  • Small Blessings

    Again and again I tell God I need help, and God says, “Well isn’t that fabulous? Because I need help too. So you go get that old woman over there some water, and I’ll figure out what we’re going to do about your stuff.” – Anne Lamott The vintage record player was a Christmas gift…

  • Finding Calm: Embracing Trust in Uncertain Times

    Trust and let God worry. – Martin Luther Last week, I picked up the mail and was surprised to receive the towel, in this photo, from my friend, Barb. It is by the artist, David Arms. She has a sixth sense about where my mood is. Helped, I suppose by reading my past few posts…

  • Finding Inner Peace: A Reflection on Sacre-Coeur Basilica, Paris

    To be peaceful does not mean being in a place with no troubles, noise or turmoil, but to live in the midst of those things and still feel quiet and calm in your heart. – Author Unknown Some days I sit down to write and the words come with ease. Other days I write and…