Life’s Inspection List

Yesterday, we brought our daughter back to James Madison Universityto begin her sophomore year. As we began our 5-hour trek back to NJ, our truck started to ride rough. We pulled over twice to look at the tires but they looked fine. Finally, knowing something was...

Life Weeds

Doug and I spent most of Saturday and Sunday weeding. We had been away almost every weekend since the first of June so the weeds had taken complete advantage of our absence and began to aggressively proliferate throughout the gardens. Neither of of us were looking...

The Teacher

I am sure you have heard the quote “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear” which can be attributed to Buddha or Karate Kid, depending on who you ask. Recently, I saw a similar quote: When your eyes have seen your teacher, your teacher...

A Big Question

Have you ever asked yourself, “Why am I here?” I love that question—I also believe the answer changes throughout our lives. Everyone is not here to cure cancer but I do believe we all have been entrusted with a significant task. Take a second to imagine...