Shining Moments

As she stood at the edge of the mat    I felt as though my heart would stop beating. No, I’m not thinking about Gabby Douglas. No, it was my daughter. Cute and petite in her gymnastics outfit. Curly black hair. I saw in my seat watching her    feeling her emotions   ...

Shining Moments

Tennis. Love the game. Years ago I took lessons one summer. I had no idea what I was getting into. Back and forth the ball went. I swung my racket finding it much harder than playing the piano. But I liked it. Yes, it was the very first sport that I really got into....

Shining Moments

From the time when I was very young I wanted to play the piano. So when my parents bought an old upright piano when I was nine, I was thrilled. I sat down with my mom’s old piano books and worked to figure it out. One note at a time    I began to play.       First the...

Shining Moments

It’s strange how just a smell, an aroma    can become a shining moment on an ordinary day. For me, the smell of burnt toast causes a flood of emotions. As a young girl I have memories of my Dad getting up for work quite early. He would often be gone by the time I got...

This Little Light Of Mine

  ‘This little light of mine. I’m gonna let it shine.’ I sang this little chorus more times than I can remember as a young girl in Sunday School. ‘Shine all over _______. ‘  The places changed from Levittown to Ashokan and Saugerties, Kansas City to Owego to...