“Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace, inspiration, adventure, and delight; a home, a teacher, a companion. -Lorraine Anderson This is a time in our history when being outdoors makes all kinds of sense. While lives are more difficult now, we still have nature as a source…

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination, full of hope.” —Maya Angelou

Music for me is not only inspirational but healing, especially in times of turmoil and pain. That’s why last Sunday I shared with you Eric Whitacre’s virtual choir singing “Sing Gently.” Today I want to share another inspiring piece of music from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Carousel, You’ll Never Walk Alone. This virtual choir…

I hope this video and beautiful song, Sing Gently, inspires you as it has inspired me. Not to be discouraged by the pandemic, Eric Whitacre managed to gather together 17,572 from 129 countries on line to sing this gorgeous song. What an excellent example of creativity, persistence and courage.  

“A life lived with integrity… is a shining star whose light others may follow in the years to come.” -Denis Waitley In memory of Civil Rights leader John Lewis.

  Your birthday is the beginning of your own personal new year. Your first birthday was a beginning, and each new birthday is a chance to begin again, to start over, to take a new grip on life. — Wilfred Peterson  Happy Birthday to Me! Yes, today is my birthday–and actually Proman created this post…

“When I asked people who had survived tragedy how we can cultivate and show more compassion for people who are suffering, the answer was always the same: Don’t shrink away from the joy of your child because I’ve lost mine. Don’t take what you have for granted—celebrate it. Don’t apologize for what you have. Be…

  This is my song O God of all the nations A song of peace for lands afar and mine. This is my home, the country where my heart is; Here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine; But other hearts in other lands are beating With hopes and dreams as true and high…

“Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and and singers of song.” -Pam Brown