Writing has been a struggle for me lately -- something that's not news if you're a regular reader of this blog. So, when we went on...

 Before my mom passed away, she entrusted me with her wedding ring. It's beautiful -- a resetting of her original diamond with the addit...

 I am a wannabe artist. I don't want to paint or draw still lifes (lives?). I just want to be a good doodler. I'd like to be able to...

 We got back from a week at the beach two nights ago and I'm still putting the house in order. Part of that is simply the way I work -- ...

 I'm not good at doing nothing and, to be honest, that scares me a little. On the cusp of retirement, I'm feeing as though this is a...

 Yesterday, I entered the grades for the last summer class I'll ever teach. Then, I met my husband at a local restaurant to watch soccer...

 My stack of reading material always contains at least one spiritual book, and one of my favorite authors these days is Father James Martin....