Dangerous Beauty
I have a nifty gadget that helps me leave quickly for work on cold winter mornings. The Frost Shield* has elastic loops that fit over the...
The In Your Face, Messy Faith
I'm not sure when the concept of genres of music was invented. Maybe they've always been a thing. There are many different kinds of...
Grateful Got Skewed
I have a wooden plaque on my door that says, "Grateful and Blessed". There is a large window in the upper half of the door, so the nail...
Surf's Up!
Imagine it: the sun reflects off the water and warms your back. You taste the salt on your lips. Your limbs are tight with the effort of...
The One
There are some facts about human nature that are true no matter what culture or what period of history we're living in. We all want to be...
The Right Race
"Keeping Up With The Joneses" was a comic strip in the 1920s. America was dancing through an economic boom. The middle class was growing,...
A Squealing Recorder
Facebook reminded me today of a post from two years ago. I had written that my young neighbor, probably a second or third grader, had...
You Are Exactly Where You Thought You Would Be
If you had asked me when I was a child, what I wanted to be when I grew up, teacher and writer would have been on the list. I am nothing...
A Beautiful Word
The Louvre in Paris is one of the most well-known art museums in the world, and with 35,000 objects d'art it's the largest. According to...
The Road Home
Summer is the time for travel, vacations, and short get-aways. Summer is winding down, and we're weary and ready for a change. Before we...
