Trust your gut feeling
From the Heart Sometimes I think there should have been a fourth character that Dorothy meets up with in the movie, the Wizard of Oz. It would have been a…
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As I struggle to rest …
From the Heart My calendar had me meeting myself coming and going. I kept tripping over my feet as they tried to go in several directions, all at once. My…
My Rainbow Baby
From the Heart Recently I asked Emily if she knew she was a Rainbow Baby. Emily had no idea what I was talking about. I explained to her that a…
The brokenness and beauty of wisdom
From the Heart You know that thing about wisdom coming with age? It’s true, but it becomes a thing of beauty when a soul is bruised and broken and yet…
Thoughts from Mr. Purvis
From the Heart It was Sunday evening and Chuck and I were watching the Tonys when I began checking my emails. Oh. My. Goodness. Tucked in between ads and blogs…
And so the story began
From the Heart Once upon a time … Everyone has a story. For the past almost 13 years you have been reading about mine. I love words and I love…
Forever friendship
From the Heart It was a same time, same place, kind of Tuesday morning. My best friend Patrice and I were sharing a cup of coffee at Ginger’s. I should…
Forgiveness is a decision
From the Heart Oh the places you’ll go … But you need to leave the ugly baggage behind. In other words, forgive and forget. Wait … can you seriously forget?…
A lesson in kindness
From the Heart “I saved you a seat.” Oh, the sweetness of those words. I was walking into Leah’s gymnastics meet and I had no idea where to go and…
Like grandmother, like granddaughter
From the Heart After spending a week with my two littlest grandmunchkins, I recognize that of the six grandmunchkins I have, Leah is perhaps the most like me. She has…