Sacha came in after his first day of hard work. He was sweaty, dirty, tired and very angry. He looked at me and nearly sneered, “Mom, I didn’t come to California to work under a rice bin! I wanted…

  In 1968 my father had a dairy and we lived on a farm. I had three younger brothers (the fourth brother wasn’t yet born), a dog named Cindy, and a stay at home Mom who baked up a storm.…

  My cousin Shelley is an artist. Her creative spirit has inspired me since I was a child. I want you to see her floral artistry and be taken by her talent too. Eventually I will share some stories about…

                       My friends’ newborn baby is critical ill. The outcome is uncertain.   I called them knowing that it didn’t matter that I didn’t know what to say… knowing that I didn’t have healing powers to offer them, and even though I wished I…

                                          Photos: My niece Kat and little cousin Ethan.

                                                           Do you see the plank of wood extending from one rock to the other? That is just a small part of the craziness you must endure to go to the other side. Sacha said, “Mom it isn’t…