This year, I have two grandchildren starting kindergarten—a new school, new teachers, new friends—a very big change. This year, I have two of my own children making big moves to new areas, which means new neighbors, new friends, new churches, and new jobs. This is also a time when kids are going off to college…

A little over year ago, I received a planter from some friends as a gift after my mother died. I remember thinking that it would be dead in a week since my ability to grow plants indoors is nonexistent (unless it be a succulent who loves when I forget to water it). There are several…

Being out on the open sea at night is such an eerie experience. Without light, it is pitch black. Under such an expanse of darkness, it is easy to feel so small and vulnerable. On a cruise in the South Pacific, around the Polynesian Islands, I experienced, first hand just how dark things were on…