Big Deal

Within days of bringing our puppy home we had our first visit with Julie, a knowledgeable dog trainer in Charlotte. Her guidance proved to be invaluable, especially during those formative first months. Julie shared many helpful tips with us, among the most important: not making a big deal about leaving the house and coming back…

Welcome to the Wilderness

My husband and I are listening to an audiobook that includes many stories of survival in the wilderness. One thing’s for sure, if my man took off into the mountains, he’d not only survive, he’d have an Airbnb made of sticks and grizzly bear pelt up and running in about two weeks..with rudimentary plumbing and…

It’s not too early…

Valentines Day is right around the corner folks and (not to be a Debbie downer but..) I think more than a few of us will be NOT eating out, NOT going to the theater, NOT dancing and NOT going on a week-end get-away– so you may want to think ahead to how you can create…

The Great Park Ranger

My husband and I took a long bike ride through “old Florida” yesterday.. Miles and miles of sandy trails seemed to unfurl before our eyes leading us through ever changing landscapes like a meandering maze. Each time we came to an intersection, we just peddled wherever we felt led to go. I never once worried…

Smack dab in the middle of an unfolding miracle..

A pastor tells the hilarious story of how when his son was a baby he would sit in his highchair wailing for food. He’d scream and kick and pound his little fists as if he was sure that THIS TIME his parents would surely forget his pureed carrots and he’d die a slow death from…

This little light of mine..

This past New Year’s Eve, a Maryland lawmaker’s 25 year old son committed suicide. His devastated parents put out a press release that included the last sentence from the note that this young man left behind: “Please look after each other, the animals and the global poor for me. All my love, Tommy.’” I’m no…