Howling winds and pounding rain were my alarm clock this morning. For the better part of a week, we had been hearing about Hurricane Irene’s potential path and reminders to be prepared for likely power outages and flooding. While double-checking emergency lighting, water reserves, watching the nearby creek for signs of flooding, and making phone [...]
“If You’re Happy and You Know It.” When reading the title of this children’s song, does it singsong through your brain, do your hands want to clap together, or do the corners of your mouth want to turn upward? If your answer is yes, you are not alone. Happiness, a seemingly elusive state people are forever [...]
Diamonds are one of the hardest minerals on Earth. Immense pressure and heat deep underground transform carbon into diamonds, which then make their way to the earth’s surface via volcanic magma flows and erosion. Diamonds are not naturally sparkling and shiny but described as “rough” with an appearance so ordinary most people would pass by [...]
Do you remember taking part in trust exercises during school? One application involves standing with your back turned toward another person, while leaning backward believing the other will catch you before you hit the floor. The purpose is to trust each other with unwavering conviction. Long ago, one man thought he possessed the greatest level [...]
I had forgotten what it is like to have a baby in the house until Rain came in to our lives. A bundle of energy in constant motion, Rain is a 7 month old of beagle and lab retriever descent who loves shoes, dirty laundry, and cat food. Sly and Lavender tolerate this new addition [...]
Life can be so irritating! Misplaced keys and long lines at the cashier. Slow moving traffic and solicitors calling at dinnertime. The list can go on and on much like the pink bunny advertising a certain brand of battery. Do you find the little things are the most annoying, rubbing you the wrong way? In [...]
