Inspirational Stories

  I want to write about one of the bravest people I know and one of the people I admire most in my life. Her name is Marsha. She is my sister. Not by blood but by heart.   Her youngest brother and I were college dorm mates and we became fast friends.   I was far away from my home island living in Utah.   Because of costs I could not travel home for the holidays and vacations. So his family kind of adopted me in many ways. It has been one of the great blessings of my life. This is how I ... Read Full Story

The Pink Lady The Painted Lady was awaiting us. She is a pink flamingo made of wire and twinkle lites. A neighbor presented her to us before we had unpacked and I was thrilled. She, like many of the women here, has lived at several doll houses. She happy has long as the residence are alive and around. But when they disappear for one or another reason, she moves on to the dolls house with the lights on. She might be a little flighty but you can't help loving her. She just makes you want to stay at home. So I think that is ... Read Full Story

My grandmother's name was Anna Matilda. She was first generation American and Swedish. Today I met the second person by that name...the second in all my life. It is kind of a long story but I need to tell. Last year while we were in the desert I read "The Milagro Beanfield Wars" by John Nichols. I really liked this book and I will read it again. Once is just not enough. Our friends from Albuquerque told me that it was written about a little community north of Santa Fe called Espanola. Espanola used to be a small little community where people of Mexican ... Read Full Story

Phote by Chance Argrela ( freerangestock .com) The house stood in the middle of the block at the top of a slight hill. It was an old farm house that had once been surrounded by orchards and farm land. Town used to be 10 blocks away and a trip in the wagon or on foot lead to a small main street. The bank and the dry goods store stood across from each other. When the children wanted a cold drink the soda fountain/drug store was where they headed. In later years the livery stable was converted to a gas station with beautiful glass dishes ... Read Full Story

I couldn't sleep because there has been this deep struggle going on inside me. I'm hoping to articulate what seems to be a spiritual awakening. I know, sounds BORING but I can't seem to shake it. It's been growing and growing and finally came to a head when I wrote the post about Perez and celebrities really using their FAME for something positive. Seeing that I just celebrated my birthday and had some time to reflect, I realized that I honestly don't think that I've done the best at using EVERY opportunity to make a difference in someones life. Blogging everyday and sharing my ... Read Full Story