Are You Ready for This Countdown?
“When you stop expecting things to last, you begin to value them more.” – from The Beauty of Letting Go The Countdown I’m Not Ready For I recently read about an…
Read moreDoes “For Now” Have to Mean Forever? How to Avoid Settling for Less
Last Saturday night, my husband Jeff and I were sitting together in our living room browsing through online stores. We had just finished something unusual for us—we gave our house…
Read moreCould You Play Life by Ear Instead of Someone Else’s Sheet Music?
When Stories Sound Like Myths I’d already been thinking about myths. While listening to a talk at our local library, I’d heard the historian mention that during World War II,…
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Why Now Is the Best Time to Be Generous
The Backpack Story That Shows the Power of Giving Now
“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson The Backpack She Couldn’t Afford My friend and…
Read moreI Don’t Want to Remember. But I Can’t Forget.
The Sting Every morning I walk around the house and open my blinds. I love light. I love seeing the trees and the birds and the lake outside my windows.…
Read moreAn Extraordinary Letter in the Mail
It seems like nothing out of the ordinary. Write the words in a letter. Lick the envelope closed. Add a U.S. postal stamp. But a walk to the mailbox is…
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