There a million reasons disappointment creeps into our lives. As a teenager, I was so hard on my parents, especially my dad. I wanted...

My heart breaks when people are sarcastic. Not in a funny haha sarcastic way, in a mean sarcastic way. I have a physical reaction to it....

"Why do some horses look better than others when they run?" a student asked just out of blue as we were finishing up chores. The horses...

Your whole life you wanted to be a parent and the day finally comes. You dream of sharing everything you love with this new little...

I'll bet you can remember your favorite teacher from elementary school immediately. I will also predict that you can remember the...

There was once this kind, smart woman who like most women, knew that love was the key to a blessed life. Her children were healthy and...

Ten years can fly by like a fog that drifts across the lake before dawn. Where does all that time go? Well, for the thinkers out there,...

Lately, I've been soaking in the saying, "you don't know what you don't know" and I don't really like it. That saying means that life...

Can I start by saying no one wants to listen. If I'm being real, that is the truth. I watch how people will express their thoughts on...

I feel like I cannot write today. What is it about this time of year that creates such distraction? I can't even do my work without a...

I struggle during this time of year. Less hours of daylight really affect me. I literally start counting the days until December 21...

During my days of riding on a small island in the BVI, I was blessed to work with several Paso Fino horses all day long. What a life,...

While I was at work one morning, I met a gentleman outside the conference center where we were directing attendees headed to the "Gut...

Oh crap! I totally forgot to.... fill in any number of things. For me, the first things to go are: I totally forgot to eat breakfast. I...

I wake up in the middle of the night thinking that I'm not going to be there for someone in my family who needs me...and that I should...

I'm finally able to share this after writing it so long ago. I've done some honest healing in my heart. It's always so hard to do when...

There is this place I go - usually while I'm writing, that sends me on a path called my vision of my life. I write about how I would...

When I was a rookie teacher, I decided to take a class on Mindful teaching. The word "mindful" sparked my interest because I was under...

"God help me" is what I say when loss slams into my life like a hammerhead shark. It pulls me down, down, down to the bottom of the sea...

For years I've struggled with the concept of "not enough time". I wanted another day in the week so I could get everything done that I...