There are so many things that make up who we are. There is obviously the genetic traits that are passed down to us by our parents that may not be changeable. There is the environment we grew up in that has an impact on who we become. There are also the experiences we have that…
Years ago, my mom and her sister took a trip to Hawaii. One of their excursions on that trip included breakfast on the beach, complete with Kona coffee. My mom said that her sister really savored it and talked about how delicious it was. Mom decided to buy a bag of it and bring…
It’s that time of year. Magazines, TV shows, and social media posts are full of information along the same theme: changes we typically make at the start of a new year. I think this is human nature. We are going through the familiar pattern of a new calendar year but we may want…
Part of this was written early in the morning. As I have said before, I am not a morning person. It’s not just that I don’t have much energy at this time of the day, but that my thoughts trend towards the negative. These pre-dawn, dark hours are filled with problems that are magnified…
There are some weeks that I am eager to sit down and write. Those things I’ve seen that are good are filling my heart and I can’t wait to put those feelings into words. Other weeks, I’m just not feeling it. This is one of those weeks. It’s not that it has been…
There are 2 memorial services I observed this week. Both were for people who were well-known; one globally, and the other locally. They had a lot of similarities and similar words were said about them at their services. The first was for former president, George H. W. Bush. I read not too long…
The word “legacy” is defined as something passed along as from an ancestor or forefather. In this definition, I see it as some type of inheritance which impacts just a few people. I like to think of a legacy in a way that touches many people for years to come. What makes…