To Die Would Be An Awfully Big Adventure

Back in the late 1800s, a man by the name of J.M. Barrie wrote many literary pieces. By the early 1900s, he would create one of the most recognizable and popular characters ever to grace stage plays, book pages, and eventually the big screen. Peter Pan, or the boy who wouldn’t grow up. It’s quite […]

Palm Stretched Out

Hands are interesting things, aren’t they? Five fingers. A palm. Some knuckles.  Perhaps some arthritis, maybe fancy nails, turn them over and you might see calluses. Maybe there are short fingers, long fingers, curved fingers.  Maybe the hand isn’t even a hand at all, perhaps it’s a foot that functions in the place of a […]

I Am Going There Myself

Leaving the team and luggage on the metro platform at the airport, I climb the stairs leading to—honest confession here—I have no idea. My hope is to find a screen, an airport representative, a Parisian who, dare I say it, speaks English.  “Lord, please help me find anyone or anything that can help me figure […]

The Sunbeam

It happened again this morning. Every time it happens, I think, “Someday I will write about this!” Today’s the day. As I sit at my kitchen table having my breakfast and planning my day, the first beam of sunlight pours through the window. I’m enjoying the beauty of the morning and look to see the […]