Beginning

When was the last time you began something new? For me, as a teacher, the season of fall brings a new school year and a chance to start fresh in many ways.  The old year falls away like the leaves on the trees, and I begin again… For others, perhaps,...

Carefree Days

I remember walking along the seashore as a child, collecting shells in a bucket, like tiny treasures washed in by the sea. In later years, I took my children to the beach and made lasting memories of days spent playing in the sand and the water.  Even now, thinking...

At Water’s Edge

There is something powerful about the seashore.  Perhaps it is the overwhelming size of the sea and the way it seems to have a life of its own. Perhaps it is the quiet hush of the waves, the rhythm that is the heartbeat of the sea.  Perhaps it is the way...