When You Leave a Beautiful Place

There are many beautiful places in the world.  Too many to count, for sure.  Yet, over the years I have learned that you don’t need to travel far from home in order to come across a beautiful place.  As a child, my family often travelled west to a small stand of...

I Will Love You Always

Three years ago today my dear mother passed away.  Sometimes it still feels like only yesterday. No matter how much time passes, she continues to be an intricate part of my being.  I wish I could tell her how much I think of her, how much I love her, how much a part...

The Climb

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. We all have moments in our past that we regret.  Times when we said something we wish we could take...

Dancing in the Wind

When I think of autumn, I am filled with many happy memories.  Memories of childhood days spent raking leaves and jumping in the huge piles with my brothers and sister.  Memories of long drives through the countryside, admiring the poplar leaves as they turn golden in...