January 2015

Not on the water ….

but close! To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there. ~Barbara Bush Can you see it? The river in the background? Ah, isn’t it beautiful. I am sure you were wondering what Anita and I do in the winter since we can’t paddleboard. Well, today our brother Joe and Sister-in-law AnneContinue reading “Not on the water ….”

Forgiveness

“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.” ~ MartinContinue reading “Forgiveness”

Love

“Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible – it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.” ~ Barbara de Angelis On this cold and dreary Monday, I am thinking about spring. TheseContinue reading “Love”

2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 21,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 8 sold-out performances for that manyContinue reading “2014 in review”