When Love and Hope Seem Just Out of Reach

When Love and Hope Seem Just Out of Reach

Our plane landed early, and we had some time to spare. Finding an open bench in a Dallas airport is kind-of like looking for a four-leaf clover. It’s worth the search when you find one! On this particular day, though, we got super lucky! One bench was free, and...
When Love Begins In A Cemetery

When Love Begins In A Cemetery

Dinner was finished, and Tim had headed out to mow. I needed to get out, too. Just enjoy some fresh air. Move a bit. Get my heart pumping. As I made my way up the hill near our home, I decided to call a friend and see about her day. We hadn’t been chatting long...
What Words Can Do

What Words Can Do

Twenty-six letters in the English language. More or less in other languages, but still a definite number of symbols for communicating. I’m amazed at how these symbols can be moved around and brought together to write volumes and volumes of books. I’m also...
If You Want To Feel Alive……..

If You Want To Feel Alive……..

I’ve stumbled across his name several times today in my reading: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel A scholar and author, this man knew grief all too well. His sister, Esther, was killed in a bombing in Germany. He mother murdered by the Nazis. His sisters, Gittel and...
The Thing About Aging

The Thing About Aging

I’ve done a lot of thinking over the past couple of months about what is really important to me and about who I really am……………..deep down to the bone. To be honest, there are days when it is difficult for me to look in the mirror...