Savor the Moment

Savor the Moment

The rugged canyon at Laity Lodge, deep in the Hill Country of Texas, illustrates that even the hardest surfaces can be worn down over time. So can we call it the “water wearing away rock” phenomenon. I am referring to hard circumstances in our lives that go on and on.  Some of them, perhaps all will sound familiar: –  Elderly parents, frail unhappy, in varying degrees of Alzheimer’s or dementia –  Children whose fondest dreams are not becoming reality –  Chronic pain –  The phone call saying- the biopsy is positive –  Financial worries –  Worry for the very safety...

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Love Wins – a lesson I learned while stuck in traffic

Love Wins – a lesson I learned while stuck in traffic

I drive a truck.  It’s my favorite vehicle that I’ve ever owned, and it has a sticker on the back that says “Love Wins.”  If you’ve ever seen me on the road I hope I was behaving myself, and that I was at least somewhere in the neighborhood of the speed limit!  This is a short story about that truck, love winning, and relationships with the people in our lives. So I was on my way home the other day when a fender bender ahead of me was causing a bit of a traffic jam.  I was in the lane...

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A Woman's Desire for Beauty

A Woman's Desire for Beauty

A woman sits at her kitchen table, taking a breath and a quick break from the demands of her world. She is being pulled, pressured, criticized, and drained. She thinks briefly of the woman she wishes she could be and becomes lost in all she wants for herself: A woman who was beautiful in every picture. She was admired and emulated.   Always confident and sure of who she was. No matter what she did, it was okay. She was intelligent, challenging herself with books, enriching her life with music, being a true  friend to those who needed her. And...

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