May 19, 2024 It’s been one year since we began calling this place home. When we moved in, the mimosa tree was in full bloom with its...

June 7, 2023 It’s been a month! Since my last writing, we have moved from our one-bedroom, 3rd floor apartment to a three-bedroom home in...

April 23, 2023 I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. -Lao Tzu...

October 24, 2022 Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm & harmony. -Thomas Merton Lately I’ve been feeling...

September 18, 2022 Just do the next right thing Take a step, step again It is all that I can do The next right thing. I won’t look too...

September 4, 2022 At the end of a scorching, dry summer, finally there was a pattern change. It came just as my dad was slipping away...

July 7, 2022 Last weekend Art and I watched the 2022 version of Father of the Bride starring Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan. They play...

April 10, 2022 I’ve been reading “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey, which starts with a look at perceptions...

The training for my new position has included some valuable reading and self-assessment tools. Any time we want to truly help others, it...