Winter is in full swing with all of its glory. The days are shorter, the nights are colder, and the mammal in me wants to curl up by the fire in a warm cave and hibernate. Even the best of us can come down with a case of cabin fever from time to time. Some …
As Halloween approached last fall, I decided I didn’t need to run out to the costume store. I already had a new costume. My body is creating one for me right before my very eyes. What am I talking about? Shape shifting. Shape shifting occurs in mythology, folklore, and modern fantasy like the TV series “Fringe.” It’s the ability …
As temperatures plummet and the news is filled with reports of fierce winter storms up north, I find myself humming the old song, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” My favorite version is by James Taylor (with Natalie Cole): And I can’t stop thinking about a simple but profound truth I heard many years ago: In life, we will …
My three kids are grown and gone, with my “baby” graduating from college soon. Time sure flies by when you have children, doesn’t it? But it’s exciting to see them successfully creating lives and careers of their own. I once saw a sign that said, “The goal of parents should be to give their kids …
Spring is a time for new life and new beginnings — a time to start over. After one of the coldest and snowiest winters in some areas, most people are ready for spring. Time sure does fly, which reminds me of this quote from Woman’s Home Companion,December 1935: “Year by year the complexities of this spinning …
