I came across a friend’s CD the other night as I was searching for a box of notecards. I didn’t find the stationery, but I pulled the CD from the shelf and reviewed its printed contents for a few moments. I never fully listened to it when I bought…

Sometimes there are days when we avoid it. It’s easier to stay under the covers, cozy and safe. Other times we’re forced into it, and we do our best to put on a good show. We know others expect it of us, and we know they’re watching with critical …

It’s a funny thing when you think your preferences are so firmly rooted in one area and then, out of the blue, something the exact opposite pops into your head that inspires you to think, “Hm, yeah. That sounds fun.” It happened to me the other da…

I watched an interview with George Lucas on TV this evening. He spoke about how he had been in a terrible car wreck during his high school years and, in that accident, he was ejected from his vehicle. Up to that point, he had wanted to be a race c…

“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.” That’s a quote from Corrie ten Boom. I found myself doing a little bit of reading on her tonight. She was a Dutch Christian who, with her father and other fa…

It’s been said that the test of your calling isn’t how well you do on game day, but rather how well you do in your daily routine during the days leading up to it. The gist? Preparation and dedication matter. All of the daily tasks, the paces we pu…

Happy Chinese new year’s eve. I was doing a bit of reading earlier about the Chinese New Year (tomorrow), its corresponding celebrations and about The Year of the Dragon. I read that the dragon will bring optimism and hope for better times ahead i…

This morning as the rain fell and with coffee in hand, I enjoyed an episode of “French Food at Home” with Laura Calder. She was making a beef-in-beer recipe, and formed a “bouquet garni” — essentially a bundle of herbs wrapped in leaves and tied …

I adore the rain. Everyone has something that makes them feel rejuvenated. Perhaps it’s a spa day, a vacation, a good book, a great glass of wine, a sunset, a sunrise or an accomplishment; mine is the rain. I find it to be beautifully inspiring. I…

Time is a funny thing. It’s something we have absolutely no control over, and yet we’re often trying in vain to slow it down and make special moments last. Or we’re trying to speed it up to get to the next best thing, the next milestone — the nex…