I got my first easy bake oven when I was 8 years old and I was hooked.   I loved to bake and make my own…

As I stood waiting in the lobby of our downtown office building, a homeless man shuffled in from the dark, cold city street.  His clothes…

I have a confession to make.  I am a recovering perfectionist.  I have been a perfectionist for most of my life and quite frankly, I…

So much remains unresolved.  So many are in turmoil.  And, it seems, so few have the time to be concerned for anyone but themselves.  And,…

When I was six years old, I saw Santa Claus.  Not at the mall and not at a JC Penny photo session, but in my…

“Give thanks.  Appreciate what you do have…the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude is the gift that always…

When I was a kid, it wasn’t often that I would pass a fountain or pond that I didn’t find myself digging into my pocket…

My dad loved popcorn.  He would make it on the stovetop, douse it with melted butter and dump it into a giant metal bowl.  Whenever…

I was out for a walk near our high school one afternoon when I noticed that the band had assembled for practice.  As I stopped…

I spent a fair amount of time at my grandparents’ large, sprawling farm as a kid.  I loved to wander through the surrounding fields.  I…