Shining Moments

Summer means vacations            and lemonade stands                  and fun. From as far back as I can remember I have loved summertime. It sparkles and shines with shining moments      too many to tell. But one that continues to brighten up many a day     is the...

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

Life is filled with beauty but all too often much of it is missed. We fly fast from task to task. One year leads to another. Put the Christmas tree up. Take it down. The older I get I’m finding myself resisting the fast pace and intentionally lingering to savor...

Shining Moments

It’s all too easy to focus on what we don’t have, what has been withheld, rather than what we do have. But if we aren’t careful we miss all the thousands of gifts that are ours. Yes, if it would have been up to me, I would have been  married at 22 and had a house full...

Shining Moments

It was back in the days when hats cost only a few dollars and kids could walk freely without fear. Browsing some photos of Saugerties,New York I saw an old sign that reminded me of a time that my older brother and I went shopping. Mother’s Day was fast approaching....