Blogging Through the Seasons

I realize the older I get and the more families I encounter in my profession, that my siblings and I were extremely blessed to have always known unquestionably that we were loved by our parents. And, since our grandparents lived with us for awhile in our young lives,...

“Over the years I have felt the truest, purest love – the love of God, really, I imagine that’s what God’s love feels like – is the love that comes from your dog.” Oprah Winfrey The other day as I went through my routine of dropping the kids off at school...

Leaving my home one afternoon, I thought I was on a mission to feed the lonely soul of another. It turned out I was about to make some surprising discoveries I needed for my own soul. It was a crisp autumn day when I pulled up and parked in front of an unusual blue...

As I reflected on today’s prayer, I immediately thought of and cringed at my first few years as a speech language pathologist (SLP) working in special education classrooms. In grad school, I learned all about therapy group management and how to get “difficult”...

Looking at the image for today from May It Be So, you immediately see someone showering, water covering them from head to toe. This is something that the majority of people do. Time and time again, before we start our day or end our night, we hop into the shower and...

We were visiting my husband’s family in Croatia. Whenever I could I would use their words when speaking to them. I wanted some bread so I turned to my nephew and asked, “May I have some hleba, molimo?” [May I have some bread, please?] His quick response startled me....