Shining Moments

“How are YOU going to raise this strong baby?” The tall Russian doctor stared down at me as I stood in the waiting room    and for a few seconds my mind whirled with panic. What did she mean? I was already wondering myself how I would raise her to adulthood     but...

You Can

“I think I can; I think I can; I think I can,” said the little Engine. Remember the favorite children’s story?  I used to read it to may first graders throughout the school year. They came to love it as much as I did and it’s truth sank deep into their minds and...

Strength For The Asking

Happy New Year, friends. It is exciting to face a new year filled with possibilities. It is energizing to look ahead and remember that there is always more. Sure there will be challenges we never dreamed of    and unexpected changes. Life continues to flow with the...

Light for the Ordinary Day

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot. Eleanor Roosevelt  An ordinary day.  Next thing we had an earthquake jarring us out of security and into...