Life is full of moments. Some are good and some are bad. And we don’t know the difference. -Gloria Gaither I heard these three sentences many years ago – the talk was on a cassette tape, so that tells you how long ago! – and they have stuck with me ever since. Gloria was recounting [...]

You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. ~ Erica Jong ~ When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak. ~ Audre Lorde ~

Last week, I pulled out my old journals and flipped through them. I have not been as consistent as I want in journaling, but reading through them gave me some insight into myself. There were several recurring themes, but the one I’ve been thinking most about is “freedom”. As I read across the years, it [...]

I was driving to work one morning this week, and this question popped into my head from “Nowhere”. It has been haunting me ever since, so I’m going to attempt to answer it. It’s really difficult for me, because money IS an issue, one of my many issues, but perhaps the foundation of most of [...]

I’ve been wondering lately why it is easier for me to make online friends than friends in real life. And also wondering if I’m the only one who feels this way! I have been friends with a group of moms online for over 15 years. We were all homeschoolers at the time, and a lot [...]

In her farewell season, Oprah has taken to asking the same question of every celebrity who appears with her. She puts up a huge photo of the guest at an earlier age, and asks, “If you could say something to that young girl/boy, what would you tell them?” This also seems to be a popular [...]