Sometimes You’re The Windshield and Sometimes You’re the Bug
Life can be such a series of ups and downs. One day you are going along, happy and hopeful, and the next day you are faced with challenges beyond comprehension. It is always a dance.
My youngest daughter just got married in April of this year. She and her new husband have been in the process of buying a house. It has been one hopeful moment followed by disappointment one after...Continue Reading: Sometimes You’re The Windshield and Sometimes You’re the Bug
The other day I was taken aback when one of my family members told me he was on high blood pressure medication - in fact, four members of my family were.
I remembered as a teenager being told that high blood pressure was genetic in our bloodline. My father had passed away from a heart attack - not from his first one, but from the last of several attacks he had had over the years.
I...
I thought I’d follow up on one of my recent blogs, where I talked about the 
It is very rare that I spend a day doing nothing. I wonder why. Of course, there’s usually a lot to do each day. There are many things I am passionate about – but occasionally I decide I need a “do nothing” kind of day. 
In Eagle Rock, a small neighborhood in Los Angeles, Amy Woodruff, who is of Chocktaw and Cherokee descent, has chosen to live life in a teepee. Amy was raised on a family farm in California and lived in New York for a few years, but she has no regrets about giving up the fast pace of that city to enjoy a tranquil life in her outdoor home.
