We have a visitor for a few months. Her name is Breea. (Yes, that’s Breea with two ees.)  She has very curly hair and prefers my side of the bed, probably because I’m shorter than the other guy so there’s more room. She claims the lap of my hubby on the couch and has confused [...]

If I had an extra hour, I would… Sleep Take a yoga class Run longer and faster Sing Read Groom the dogs and cat Play the guitar Play the piano Clean out the bills Write a story Delete old mail to clean up my computer Clean something…unfortunately, I have a ton of options Pray Figure [...]

When I go for a run, it’s a constant admonition. “Keep your eyes open.” There are roots and rattlesnakes on the lake trails as well as horse piles and pine cones the size of Delaware. (I often wonder about the kind of brain damage they could do to an unsuspecting runner.) So I keep my [...]

This is another installment to my journal God Speaks to Us through Dogs. This one remembers Lucy. She had her problems – oh my thunderstorms! – but we loved her to pieces. She was so happy when we moved from the East Coast to the West Coast because it’s rare to have thunderstorms here. She [...]

Dogs can fill a space in our hearts that may be obscured by the clutter of busy days, bad relationships, and insurmountable worries. A dog can slip into that hidden space, expand it and remodel, before we even realize he’s in the house. I know people may think it’s heresy to say that God – [...]