The Path to “True North”
I sit on our deck, release the clutter from my mind, and listen reverently to the sound of the wind whispering through the stately Ponderosa Pines that surround our cabin. It is the most amazingly soothing sound and speaks to…
The Story of My Life
My granddaughters LOVE the band, One Direction. They are obsessed. They are die hard fans. They know their names. They know their songs. They know their likes and dislikes. Who their girlfriends are. Probably what they ate for breakfast. I…
Country Blood
I’ve got thick, rich country blood that travels through this farmer’s daughter’s veins. It enriches the chambers of my brain with clarity of thought where my values were borne. It nourishes my lungs with just the thought of breathing fresh…
Those We Meet Along the Way…..
The first time I hiked down the Grand Canyon was in 1985. I was 33 years old and my dad was in his early 60’s – probably close to my age now. We had planned this trip via phone calls…
Dip Your Soul in the Water….
I’m sitting here in front of unending miles of taupe-colored sand bleeding out into this churning, volatile, mysterious, and peaceful water they call the sea. The repeated sounds of the crashing waves interrupts my psyche, my feelings, my ability to…
The Back Nine
I am not a golfer. At least not a good one. I’ve dabbled with it alittle and end up getting frustrated, embarrassed and eventually mad. My son does too – the mad part. He likes to wrap his golf club…
The Sounds of the Season
I’ve been humming and listening to Christmas carols for a few weeks now, cuddling in the comfort of familiar tunes as they stroll through my mind and saunter their way down to my heart. Usually Thanksgiving weekend marks the gun…
I De-friended the Sun.
I’m a sun lovin, country souled, outdoors person and from the minute that I could walk, I think I preferred being out in the open rather than enclosed in the shadows of a house. Through the years, every chance I…
What is it about Fall?
Living in Phoenix Arizona, it feels like we have only 2 seasons – Spring and Summer. Summer, of course is HOT. Melting hot. Smoldering hot. Ridiculously hot. Frying eggs on concrete hot. It, as everyone knows, is a “dry heat”…
So God Made A Dog
Today I’m remembering. Today I’m leafing through photo boxes and digital files. Today I’m frantically wanting to find that little puppy face that captured our heart over 13 years ago. The excited face. The happy tail. The sweet puppy with…
