My son relayed this news to me this evening. It affected several people including one of his close friends who works with him. All it took was a nano second and poof, life the way they knew it had changed forever. My school teacher daughter said that about the birth of her younger sister as she…

I have decided that the time has come, the time is now, for me to take a good look at myself and start a “Loving Me” program! So I went for a microdermabrasion. Today was my first time ever to lie back in a chair and relax without worrying about whether I was going to be…

My Barista daughter has a job at Starbucks, she managed to transfer from England without a break in her service and now is eligible for benefits. She had to write a note for an elderly fighter pilot to carry home to his wife.  He had been let into the store early and was tap dancing…

I am a baby boomer, at the young end but booming all the same. Some of my contemporaries are complaining that boomering is slowly fading them into invisibility. A visiting priest at my church once said, “The best thing about turning sixty this week is that I will no longer have to keep up my…

While I was in England I thought I would take advantage of being in the same country as the boarding school I went to and attend a reunion. There were so few of us at school, 125 aged 5-18, that each year invitations are sent out to everyone for the garden party, well, bring your…

Part of arriving home after a baker’s dozen of months abroad is the visiting and catching up that needs to be done.  That is as long as we are up to it!  For some reason both of us lost our voices which halted all thing to do with talking! So we have spent a lot…

This book is not an autobiography. It is not a confession. It is, however, certainly one of the most beautiful and insightful accounts of a person coming to faith.  In this highly personal, thoughtful, intelligent memoir, Lewis guides us toward joy and toward the surprise that awaits anyone who seeks a life beyond the expected.

I was woken by Hubs (not deliberately I hasten to add) tossing and turning next to me. We were two days from the BIG MOVE home and he was dreaming. Except he wasn’t, he was awake and his stomach, which had been hurting for a few days, was really playing up, not to mention his…

Hands up those of you who clean their house before the maid comes? Silly aren’t we? I also make sure my house has a quick once over before going on holiday because after a stress reducing vacation there is nothing worse than returning to dirty dishes, rings around the porcelain, and discarded clothes adorning chairs…

Yoga is all about peaceful spaces. In London I had a pleasing place where I could fix my dristi. In Dallas I used to have several potential spots where my gaze could settle without my mind breaking loose of its chains. No more! After spending 13 months in England practicing almost-empty-nest with hubs, my return…