Savoring Time

Jim Croce’s “Time in a Bottle” was one of my favorite songs back in the day. In recent days, the words to this song have been circling constantly inside my head. My niece, who was just born yesterday, celebrated her…

Our Unique Gifts

As adults, my three nephews make beautiful music together, but that hasn’t always been the case. When they were pre-teens, their mother insisted they each take piano lessons for at least three years. As with most siblings, each brother pursued…

Try Looking Up

I have a voyeur squirrel! I know this sounds ridiculous, but I have a squirrel that plasters himself against my skylight almost every morning. As soon as I turn on my bathroom light, I hear his little paws scurrying up…