Me and My B.I.G Mouth

Me and My B.I.G Mouth

Don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~ Spanish proverb “When’s the baby due?” the doctor asked the reporter, making small talk before his interview. He had no idea that no matter the season, this particular reporter wore

Chosen

Chosen

“You’ve been chosen…” Those were the last words I’d wanted to hear out of the judge’s mouth the two times in my life that I was chosen for jury duty. Work and family obligations were more pressing as far as

Open Your Umbrella

Open Your Umbrella

“If you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with the rain.” ~ Dolly Parton   It was a spring night in April and a line of ferocious storms rumbled through my hometown bringing with it high winds, heavy

Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Between A Rock And A Hard Place

“Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions.” ~Anonymous      As far as I’m concerned, the phrase “desperate times call for desperate measures” is an understatement when it comes to Aron Ralston. I vaguely remembered hearing

Run To Win

Run To Win

If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday. ~ Wilma Rudolph   The year of 1996 marked my life with several milestones, two of them

What’s In Your Basket?

What’s In Your Basket?

Every year, I donate a basket of goodies to be raffled off at the annual RT Booklovers Convention. To win, persons had to give their names and email addresses as a way for me to build my monthly newsletter list.

The Path to Purpose

The Path to Purpose

Unlike my young adult daughter, who wrote an essay about using the college years to discern her path, and unlike many who rely on guesswork or practical decisions to guide their studies and career choices (all okay avenues), I was