Category: On Life & Love

This is a portrait of my father at the helm of his 42′ Japanese Yawl, the ‘Morning Star’. Today would have been his 100th birthday. This is remarkable because my father left this earth shortly after his 62nd birthday, and this, to me, means that I have walked on this earth longer without him than

Ok, I am not going to throw out a lot of weak statements to you, or try and convince you of my earnest efforts at doing better. But what I am going to do is tell you a short story on how my day went after being powered by my mantra – I can do

‘Be so good they can’t ignore you!’ I heard that last night as I was walking through the living room on my way to the kitchen. I had been in my studio, and even though removed from what was going on in the family room, I still heard plenty of hoops and hollering as the Professor’s

“Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like ‘struggle’. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly as he or she was made, exactly as they are here and now.” ~ Fred Rogers I love this wonderful quote by Fred Rogers. There lies a profound ideology within

I chose this photo of the Professor because I thought it so representative of the virtue Hope.  By his posture at the water’s edge, arms extended reaching skyward unaware of the camera, he is demonstrating Hope. The building blocks of Faith, Hope and Charity are like a three-legged stool. They are the three great virtues of

“Listen to your intuition” – I began hearing that mantra from the age of 6 years old on. It was not an unreasonable request, my mother was a very intuitive soul and her innate insights served her well throughout her life. It is not a trait or practice that I learned well, I was always

Last night as I was reading, I came across a beautiful story that is worthy of sharing. I researched its origin, and although I did not come up with the author’s name to credit this beautiful work, it seemed to have Native American origins, I believe. “The Wise Woman’s Stone” “A wise woman who was

Faith isn’t just about religion; it is about holding a confident belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. Most of us practice faith every day without even realizing it. For example – when you practice forgiveness – there is faith in that; when you place your trust in someone – faith

I want to share a beautiful story and one that stands as proof that there is, indeed, truth to the creed that I write about. Everything you are about to read really happened and is written exactly as it occurred. I have a friend, a beautiful soul, who has been in deep despair. Despair is

The best thing about being a sister is having a sister or brother. Being one in a series; together – a pack with a pecking order, and each holding a distinctive role. Having someone in life that shares your experiences and common character traits is transforming, even if later in life geographical distance punctuates the