Over the years, I have had people tell me, “Smile, it can’t be that bad!” or “God doesn’t give us more than we can handle.” At times, I’ve confided in a...

After living in Arizona for 12 years, we moved back to Louisiana to be near family. However, I pined for the friends and comfortable routines I had left in Arizona. So...

When I was growing up, gas stations were called “service stations” or “filling stations.” When you drove in, an attendant would come out to your car and ask you what you...

Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny spring day, and I took the opportunity to ride my bike around a lake. One of my favorite parts of such rides is looking at the...

My husband and I were traveling from Florida to the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for an appointment to treat his congestive heart failure. Our evening flight to Cleveland had been canceled,...

I was attending the Saturday men’s breakfast at the church. The featured speaker was a man who did chalk drawings as he gave a motivational talk. He began with a large,...

I was watching the clouds with my grandfather one day, looking for shapes in them. My grandfather asked me, “Do you know what clouds are?” I thought, Clouds form when water...

When I was in college, I participated in a volunteer program in Thailand with a group of 20 other students where we helped teach English to children in local daycare centers...

Every Saturday I go out for dinner with my family. One family member always wants Chinese food, but I enjoy trying different cuisines. It is challenging to pick a restaurant we...

While away on a short trip, I left a potted plant outdoors in the direct heat in an unshaded area. That was a mistake. I returned home to find the plant’s...