This years holy week coincides with a very special day for me. Today, exactly 7 years ago, my husband and I went on our first date. So much had led up to this day. Years of admiration and affection, buried deep and left unspoken, finally given the room to breathe, to grow, to be known, …
I wonderif the redwood seedknows before he’s tallthat one day in the foresthe’ll rise above them all I wonderif the redwood seedever cowers in the shadeas he stares up at the giantsthat make him feel afraid I wonderhow the redwood seedwould feel if he could knowthat one day he’ll be one of themhe only needs …
Hello again. It’s been a while. I’m sitting here at my favorite coffee shop, a steaming mug of nutty El Salvador coffee to my left and this beautiful, blank screen in front of me. “Here comes the Sun” by the Beatles is playing and Christmas lights in the rafters twinkle around me. I am grateful …
“If only we wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.” — CHARLES DE MONTESQUIEU A couple months ago, I posted a poll on Instagram asking my followers the question- “If you could, …
