Struggling with insomnia?

June 10, 2026
Oh, to sleep like a baby! Are you (like me) struggling with insomnia? Here’s what can actually help: If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 3 a.m. wondering why sleep won’t come, you know how discouraging insomnia can be. I hear from so many people—especially women over 50—who say...

Miami ( Mee-AM-ee)

August 15, 2009
I haven't been to Miami in several decades. But I've been here now for, say a day and a half. And I have yet to see, meet or talk to a single person for whom English is...

Ana

August 15, 2009
So right now, NOAA shows that the 5-day cone of influence for Tropical Storm Ana (pronounced "Ah-NA", as they explain on NOAA's website)is headed straight for...

Sit Saturday: Crating

August 15, 2009
That's bad boy, deep in dreamland.The other day, M. & I made a quick trip to Petco for supplies. On our way home, I asked, "Did we crate Riley before we left?" I...

Gratitude Friday-Miracles

August 14, 2009
Miracles happen. They do. We just have to watch for them.So on this Gratitude Friday, I'm grateful for miracles, both big and small.For the way God shows He's up there...

A Blip

August 14, 2009
While you're playing this weekend, please take a moment to shoot a prayer or two our way. I'm heading downstate in the morning because my fabulous husband is having a...

Lucky

August 13, 2009
"I've been lucky my whole life," M. said to me the other day. And he has.I wonder what that would feel like, I thought.And then a second thought: Could I be lucky, too,...

Life is for living

August 13, 2009
We are thinking, these days, of quality of life issues. Of how much of the rest of our time we want to spend working. As opposed to having fun.Work can be fun. But they...

Showing off

August 12, 2009
When I first read Marianne Williamson's book, Illuminata, A Return to Prayer, back in 1994, I was blown away.The prayers she writes are exceptionally powerful and...

Eunice Shriver, RIP

August 11, 2009
Eunice Shriver was an amazing woman who did so much for others. Especially the developmentally disabled.This is one of the most beautiful statements I've ever read....

Be Kind

August 11, 2009
I've seen this attributed to Plato, as well. But Michael Noyes, the artist who did this piece, said the following:"Philo of Alexandria was a first century Jewish...

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