Shining Moments

When faced with a huge task it’s important to focus on each small step forward. I went back to school when I was 45 and my daughter was a year old. I loved teaching first grade. The best of years. Teaching my bright-eyed six and seven year old. Every day an adventure....

Shining Moments

“As a man thinketh so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 Think upon problems, difficulties and disappointments    and your spirits droop. Think upon happy moments, what is good and you discover your mood lifts. My days are often spent serving as a counselor and life coach with...

Shining Moments

I was with a few ladies recently and the conversation turned to women who had greatly influenced our lives. Immediately a picture came to my mind. I was a young child at the time. It was evening and I was  looking for my mother. So I went to my parents’ bedroom  and...

Shining Moments

The bands marched with precision as they proceeded down the street in front of our home in Saugerties, NY. I had the best seat of all and as I watched the Memorial Day parade. Flags all over the place. Then they stopped at the corner. Right in front of our house at...

Shining Moments

The flowers reach for the sun     And my heart yearns for You. In a sometimes cold and unfeeling world    You continue to shine your Love         All over us. Touching and making our ordinary moments         Extraordinary. And how very exciting it is to know      ...