What is Expected

For fifty years, I have done what everyone expects. I can’t even make my own decisions without considering what others would expect me to…

Endurance

Despite the endurance I have always shown, I’m not sure it’s always the best decision to just keep going because everyone expects me…

Sleepless in Seattle

So many people I love have things in their lives that need attention, and it brings me peace to pray for them. I know that…

Lewis and Clark

It’s amazing that at the point I joined Lewis and Clark, I have also found what I was looking for. This journey over the…

Tapestry

There’s a trend on social media about how we are all a Mosaic made up of all the other people we’ve encountered. A…

San Bernardino

Today as I visited these special spots in San Bernardino, the actual place where I came from, tears came to my eyes, and I could…

What Happens in Vegas

Since my middle school years, I have often been called a prude and no fun. I don’t think that’s true. I think I…

The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be…

Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is bigger than you think…

Painted Desert or Petrified Forest

I also encountered nature’s representation of what I am experiencing in my life – am I the Painted Desert or the Petrified Forest? Anyone who…