On the day after surgery, I received a beautiful bouquet of tulips. For days, I looked at the tulips and they brought me so much comfort. A week after my surgery, I finally had enough strength (and motivation) to take... Continue Reading →
Last week when New Jersey was hit with two snow storms, one after the other, I started lamenting over the seemingly perpetual winter. In fact, pretty much everyone I knew started to grumble about it. So at the end of... Continue Reading →
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Sitting in a hospital room, my sister and I witnessed a tender moment between our mother and her own sister as my mother gently brushed her sister's hair and applied lotion to her face. I couldn't help but think that... Continue Reading →
Mention "New Jersey" to most people and images of the turnpike, traffic, pollution, and the cast of Jersey Shore come to mind. Though I am not a New Jersey native, I have grown to love my adopted state and have been... Continue Reading →
“A lake is a landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden We have all been awe-struck when we come across... Continue Reading →
This is my life. I am always surrounded by beauty. This picture was taken at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA but truthfully, at home, at work, at the store, outdoors, I am always surrounded by the beauty found in... Continue Reading →
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every... Continue Reading →
I attended a retreat a few weekends ago. It took place on the property of the Sisters of Christian Charity in beautiful Mendham, NJ. Here are a few pictures of the serene and meditative place. This post is a response... Continue Reading →