Have you ever observed Canadian Geese in flight? If so, you’ll understand me when I say it’s not a quiet event.  It’s a noisy affair with honking galore. Typically flying in a V-formation, the lead goose blazes a trail for those behind him to follow.  This point bird takes the brunt of the journey as…

Did you get to tune in to any of the recent summer Olympics?  Even if you weren’t glued to your TV, it would have been difficult to escape the continuous stream of updates and coverage of the various medal-winners that popped up every time you used the internet within the last couple of weeks. While…

I recently had the privilege of baptizing a little girl during a Sunday morning church service.  According to her overjoyed mama, her excitement had been building for days and included a countdown to the event on the home front. The special morning arrived and she could hardly contain her joy as she bounded into church…

I’m a mother to four (now grown, thanks be to God) children!  I remember the countless days of trying to get parenting right.  The burden of feeling like I was doing or saying things that were going to “mess up” my kids.  The numerous nights I put my head on the pillow unsure of how…

My foot was turning purple. I looked around the room. The other participants were wincing and squirming as much as I was. All of us volunteered to come to this emergency response class but judging by the distraught looks and vehement moans coming from everyone in the room, I was fairly certain folks were secretly…

As a writer, I value white space – those wonderful areas on the page that are free of type and give room for the eyes to easily read the author’s words in an orderly fashion.  Without this precious space, the page would be chaotic, jumbled, and overwhelming. White space isn’t just limited to authors, though. …