In one week’s time I had a cold that dragged me down into my bed, a mother whose illness lifted my heart in prayer, a prayer answered that bowed my head humbly in gratitude, a plane, a friend, a ballet, and a big apple of a city that sent my spirits soaring to the stars, and finally, a landing that placed my feet and my perspective firmly at the center of who I want to be. All in that order. All in one week. This life is unpredictable, but who we are in it is up to us. As y

As the season of Fall begins to make her entrance onto the grand stage, I can feel my excitement for her performance building. This is the season when I am my most creative. How about you? It’s as though my inner furnace has been ferociously ignited, preparing all of me for some kind of dreamy hibernation, one that I will never take! Ha! Think about it: Nature explodes into oranges and reds and saturates the blue sky to a deeper cobalt hue. All of this occurs as Mother Nat