Affection, appreciation, and gratitude are a two way street. And on a day like today, a splendid reminder of the generosity of the human spirit. From time to time, the Montessori schools offers a free education to deserving children in the … [Read more...]
The Ties that Bind
June 20, 2016 by
Why do we need special days, like Fathers' Day yesterday, to celebrate those that we love? Why do we need a tragedy, like the one in Orlando, to make us slow down? Why do we need a tough phone call, like a friend being diagnosed with cancer, to … [Read more...]
A Labor of Love
June 1, 2016 by
I can't believe that I have been writing my blog for exactly three years! I began writing in a world of silence at a Trappist Monastery surrounded by signs which screamed "silence is spoken here". I did not speak a word for three days. I let my pen … [Read more...]
This Memorial Day
May 30, 2016 by
Remembering those that made the ultimate sacrifice.... Peace to each manly soul that sleepeth; Rest to each faithful eye that weepeth... — Thomas Moore … [Read more...]
