I never would have thought it to be true. In fact, for almost the first two decades of my life, I barely thought of it, and certainly didn’t understand it. But in every generation, there comes a time when there is nothing more important than being one. Were it not so, there probably would have…

I admit that I can sometimes be suggestible. Yea verily I say unto you, I am often the online marketer’s dream. Mother used to say with a sigh, “Barbara, your problem is you keep trusting the wrong people.” My response was, “No, Mother, I try to trust everyone. I try to give the benefit of…

I was so proud of my dad’s behavior at his funeral! That mortician who fixed him up did an absolutely fantastic job! Honestly, Dad looked better than he had in years. His bushy eyebrows were trimmed up a bit, something he would never permit in life because he knew they aggravated the heck out of…

Is it a failing, or is it a calling that must be fulfilled, that daily interrupts the targets and goals I set for myself? I know I must be responsible for settling the estate and for finding a way to make myself independently financially sufficient. I know when I stick to the task at hand,…

Who doesn’t love a rainbow? Even without an understanding of physics or knowing the historic cultural background of the rainbow, we automatically view it as miraculous. In my house, I have crystals hanging in windows both east and west. In the morning they fill my upstairs hallway and I can hold a rainbow in my…

It happened two nights ago. I know it’s odd, but for years I’ve complained about inexplicably losing consciousness while trying to accomplish life. Other people call it falling asleep. So, what happened? I fell asleep. More precisely, I awoke from a sleep I hadn’t realized I’d fallen into. I think it was the uncomfortable, slouchy…