“Heaven is under our feet and over our heads” ~ Henry David Thoreau A few times in our lives we find ourselves at a location that somehow connects the earthly landscape to something much greater – sublime moments that grab our attention and hold us in their grip. I...
“The ache for home lives in all of us” ~ Maya Angelou Even as young children, growing up viewing the movie the Wizard of Oz, we ingest into our beings the belief that “there’s no place like home.” Yet, we all may have a different idea or sentiment that comes to mind...
“Those with dementia are still people and they still have stories and they still have character and they’re all individuals and they’re all unique. And they just need to be interacted with on a human level.” ~ Carey Mulligan Today, as I’m...
Have you ever felt a restlessness, a hollowness – sort of a disturbing emptiness within you? For me, it didn’t happen all at once; it had been very quietly building within me for a decade and hit a crescendo by my mid-fifties. In the beginning, I suppressed the...
“Avoid worrying about anything for your children except whatever may contribute to bringing them up virtuously. For the rest, having entrusted them to God, try to see what His will for them is, to help them along the path in life He has chosen for them. Seek always to...
“Until one has loved an animal – a part of one’s souls remains unawakened.” ~ Anatole France Yesterday, we celebrated Gracie, our Maltipoo, turning 2 years old (people years!) Goodness, it’s hard to imagine, even for a moment, life without our puppy dog. Abounding...
