The headlines beg for you to read about the latest person arrested for bad choices.  Admittedly, if it is a 50 year-old who has made bad choices over and over, they aren’t showing much interest in changing, but what about the people in these stories? I have a few issues with the articles I see that […]

When my children were little, I tried to do things with them that were fun and entertaining.  More than anything, I wanted my boys to know joy in life…pure and simple joy.  I remember the very first time we took them to the beach.  It rained.  I was so afraid the trip might be ruined, […]

I have been asked more in the past month about my philosophy on taking these pictures than ever before.  “Why do you give away your pictures?” It’s pretty simple.  One fee from a group means that everyone in the group has equal access to photos.  There are times that a photographer needs to make money […]

It is so hard sometimes to allow my happy to shine through when I know there is so much sad for friends.  My happy seems to get swallowed up by the knowledge of their sadness. I am overcome with emotion for my friend Beverly.  We have all lost people in our lives, some have lost […]

I’ve shared stories before that my daddy left for us in a short book about his time in the Marines (1951-1953), and tonight I want to share one paragraph that just fills me with pride.  Pretty much, there isn’t anything about my daddy that hasn’t filled me with pride for the man he was. “Inchon, […]

I spend a great deal of time reading about issues that affect health.  I talk to people all of the time about nutrition.  I have one friend who is great to bounce thoughts off of, and from her I’ve learned a lot–especially about the science of food.  I’ve made new friends who are interested in […]