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That’s a Wrap

I once heard it said, you have 18 years to fill your child’s suitcase with tools for life. You pack everything you can […]

I am not a fan of suspense movies. Unless you are a saint, you will not want to sit next to me during […]

When Ella was a puppy, she loved to grab hold of the leash when we went on walks. She would clench down on […]

If not verbalized, most likely, I am thinking it. It usually swirls around in the conversations I have in my head. It consumes […]

For the life of me, I could not remember. No matter how much I tried, the word eluded. I scanned journals and notes […]

If I had a dollar for every time, my mom said, “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” I’d be rich! It was a […]

A mirage is an illusion that deceives us into believing that something is true. We are captivated by what we think we see […]

Expectations. At face value, they appear to be natural expressions of our desires. It seems nearly impossible to live without them. And yet, […]

Instant coffee, instant oatmeal, and instant rice are things I can do without. I prefer the ritual and aroma of a pour-over, the […]

“You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometime you find, you get what you need.” The Rolling Stones were […]