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Five leaves Are all that’s leftOn the greying, knottedBranches.The last fig stolenBy the glossy black ravenAn afternoon ago.No green...

Where does the time go?Where does it run to?How can so many daysAnd hours and secondsAnd years speed byWhen suddenly old happens.What is...

Years ago when I was teaching drama at a Junior High in Florida, I gave the class an assignment to observe an old person and then do a...

Get Ready to Celebrate! Get Ready to Celebrate! Advent is a wonderful time for preparing for the greatest miracle in the history of the...

Instead of running around looking for a parking place or fighting crowds this season, why not let Amazon do the work for you. Here are...

The Holidays have gotten so huge and complicated. The shopping, Black Friday, Cyber Monday. Light displays that rival Chevy Chase's...

God is always with us. He knows us and wants us to know him. No matter what is facing your today, you can turn to Him and He will help...

My daughter’s friend gave her a baby redwood tree. It is about two feet tall and sitting in a large pot out in the shade of our front...

When life is wild and uncertain. Fear is coming at you from every corner. The best thing to do is to stop. BE STILL. Take a deep breath....

I find myself thinking about everything that I need to do. And then that drifts into what I haven't done and suddenly fear about the...

Easter is a time for rejoicing! He is alive! Christ became the ultimate sacrifice for us so that we can live! He is Life itself.

Forgiven. There are things all of us have done that we need forgiveness for. Little things. That careless word, the smart remark, the...

It's been proven that human beings can't live without love. Orphaned children will fail to thrive if they are not held and spoken to...

When I was growing up, I always thought St. Patrick's Day was about our family. Since my last name was Patrick, it just made sense.  It...

Some people are cat people and some are dog people.  I’m mostly a cat person. The only thing keeping me from becoming an old cat lady is…...

Fear is my go-to response whenever the unexpected occurs.  Perhaps you know the feeling…. The pit of your stomach starts churning.  You...

Finding love. The one thing we humans all need. Love. We need it from birth. We need to know that someone loves us and we want someone we...

Valentine's Day - a day fraught with meaning. A day that can either delight or disappoint. A day about love or the lack there of. I...

I love time travel movies.  Back to the Future is of course a favorite! It's odd to think that I am now living in 2019 which is three...

Love is all you need! And perfect love comes from God. Because all good things come from God. Which means chocolate must have come from...