All Saints Day is on November 1, and All Souls Day is on November 2. All Saints Day 1974 was a meaningful day for me. It was the day...

One early Halloween evening, Paul, the boys, and I started trekking the neighborhood as the sun started to set. Only a handful of...

A cousin-in-law celebrated her 50th birthday. She had a candle giveaway that had the inscription: Turning 50, Looking 30, Feeling 20. ...

I was waiting outside the dental office, waiting for the door to open when I thought, “A lot in life is a wait.” Think about it. People...

Anger is a normal human reaction that might be sparked when something undesirable happens. It can range from being slightly irritated to...

God gave us different circumstances in life. Paul told me he had a classmate in college who would party the night before exams and still...

In the forties, Mom asked her dad, “Will a millionaire always be a millionaire?” His reply was, “Well, if the millionaire spends his...

During late fall, gardeners prune the plants to maintain its health, to train the plant for shaping, and/or to improve the quality of the...

I'm on the last leg of my part-time "career" as a carpool mom. During grade school, I drove a number of children home after school....

So many articles have been written about happiness and how to find it. What is happiness for you? When I was ten years old, I asked my...

Decades ago I saw a cartoon clip that never left my memory. Person 1: (Image description: Person 1 bragging to Person 2 with this face...

A few months ago, I read an article about 4 young teenagers (13-year-olds) who went to a restaurant after a school event and left a $3.58...

My youngest son has a habit of leaving one or two tablespoons of food on his plate after he finishes a meal. Paul and I always wondered...

At the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals on June 2, 2022, Harini Logan of San Antonio, Texas was crowned champion. I've never...

How well do we use our time?

Not many people think about silver and golden anniversaries when they get married. We didn’t. We just got there. When I was in my early...

Did you know that May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month? The month's goal is to promote awareness of a healthier lifestyle...

What do Elsa, Mulan, Belle and Moana have in common? (Well, aside from being Disney heroines.) They all followed their calling and found...

Have you read or watched “The Hobbit”? There’s a creature named Gollum who played riddle games with the hobbit Bilbo Baggins who was lost...

Just do it. That’s Nike’s famous trademark. And rightfully so. In just three words, it tells one to not give excuses. Just do it. The...