Do you share my curiosity to see what’s beyond your current view? To see what’s around the curve or over the next hill? I can recall times, especially while hiking, when I’ve regretted not having enough time or enough energy to hike to the next overlook. What beauty or inspiration might I be missing because… Continue reading What’s Over the Next Hill?

A dear friend shared this story with me years ago… She was the youngest of three daughters, and often felt “less than” her older, talented sisters. As younger siblings often are, she was at times the recipient of teasing, criticism, and unsolicited advice from her older, more mature, and “wiser” siblings. In later years she… Continue reading Where Did You Get These Pork Chops?

I was blessed to have a few more encounters with my guardian angel, The Black Guy, before we moved to West Virginia in July… In March, I met up with him as we walked our usual route at the park. He asked how I was feeling, and when I told him I was doing very… Continue reading Farewell to The Black Guy