A Puppy Tale

A Puppy Tale

Going back to the previous blog, we were discussing my late Chocolate Labrador Retriever Bee. About three months before Bee passed, I saw a vinyl sign placed high on a fence next to a farm field. It had all these little chocolate lab puppies on it along with a “For...
Bee…a Dog

Bee…a Dog

Who doesn’t love puppies?    Puppies are the epitome of joy. They are cute, fluffy, funny, awkward… even when they are bad, they are cute. They chew up the most expensive pair of shoes we have, sometimes the wall or the trim on the wall. Still, they are loved...
The Forest Through the Trees

The Forest Through the Trees

My backyard is a forest. Well, I should say the people behind my house have a forest– my yard just happens to meet on the verge of it. Thus, I get to enjoy the fruit of beauty without having to plant the seeds of the effort of maintenance. Over the spring, summer, and...
Love is in the Air

Love is in the Air

Have you ever been “in love?” Do you know that feeling? Some have called it butterflies (i.e., anxiety), others describe it as blindness to reality (i.e., rose-colored glasses). A feeling like our whole world is consumed by that one person– forgetting what lies before...
From Surviving to Thriving

From Surviving to Thriving

Survival. It’s a word that denotes a victory in the face of difficult odds. Surviving requires strength. It takes effort and focuses to survive. If and when we survive circumstances, were said to have overcome them. Surviving means having beaten death itself. Our...
The Spider Web Philosophy

The Spider Web Philosophy

Have you ever really looked at a spider web?   We’ve all seen them, strung up between bushes in the yard, or maybe in the corner of the basement, dangling from the rafters. Maybe you’ve gotten an unintentional close-up look as you walked through one on a wooded...