Let me begin by introducing you to Mighty Maximus Slattery—better known as Max. Max is not like most…
With a weary sigh, I put the finishing touches on the dining room centerpiece, a wicker cornucopia overflowing…
It was a September morning like any other. The air was still summer warm. The sky was a…
Did you know that in the Bible, there are 139 references to the healing power of God’s love?…
I’ve always been a worrier. When I was little, we had a ceramic ashtray on our coffee table…
To our left, the Santa Lucia Mountains jutted into the cornflower blue western sky. To our right, the…
When my widowed mother first moved into the in-law apartment attached to our house, I wasn’t so sure it was…
It all happened so fast. My dear friend Sandy had just telephoned long distance from Florida to ask if I…
Got a stressed pet? Here are a few tips to comfort and calm them: 1. Recognize stress-induced behavior. Don’t assume…
It is every parent’s fantasy—especially in today’s achievement-oriented culture—that their child will move joyfully and effortlessly through life, leaping from…
My mom had certain sayings she repeated so frequently that I came to think of them as Mom’s maxims. “Don’t…
It all happened so fast. My best friend Sandy telephoned from Florida to ask if I would consider being godmother…
