On a rather lonely, quiet day, almost four years ago, I decided to head to a local mall. The very beginning of September, it was still extremely hot here and I had grown tired…

While out in my back yard a few weeks ago, I spotted a beautiful swallowtail butterfly fluttering its lovely wings among the citrus trees. Always on a “look out” for beautiful things, butterflies being…

There are times in life when doubt can creep in, when you can begin to question your value, your purpose in this world… when you are ready to give up on yourself and your…

Such a busy month of travel for me – from New York City to Chagrin Falls, Ohio to Ely, Minnesota – and I must say that I am a little weary, but my visit…

Family… can be our source of greatest strength and joy, our refuge from the storms of life, the tie that binds us to our core existence. Yet often times we can overlook its special…

I started this little blog about ten days ago, after a great deal of thought. I had been thinking for some time about wanting to take my written thoughts and have a special place…

While reflecting upon my trip to New York City this past weekend and making note of all of the wonderful experiences, it only took me a few moments to decide that the visit to…

Each of our lives is a series of experiences – a collection of unique and special moments, all with their own share of emotion and influence, bound together in a treasured scrapbook of sorts.…