During my childhood in Ireland there was a man who would visit our neighborhood every few weeks. I remember hearing the sound of his horse’s hooves plodding on the roadway as...

It’s spring, and flowers are in full bloom. Yesterday as I took a walk, I noticed a neglected flower garden. The flowers were hardly visible for the weeds. I wondered why...

Though I’m no longer a child, I still like plush toys. I have several of them from over the years — almost all of them given to me for one reason...

I was sitting in the cramped seat of a minibus as we swayed along the road to the university teaching hospital where I studied. My heart was heavy with sheer disappointment....

Have you ever pondered: Where is my refuge? Or maybe, what is my refuge? Or even, who is my refuge? Sometimes a refuge is a place. When a devastating ice storm...

In college, I served as a volunteer counselor a few weeks each summer at a Christian camp. One of my favorite camp activities involved one of my favorite foods: ice cream....

Two months ago I caught COVID-19, and I am still dealing with lingering symptoms. Yesterday I could only get a deep breath every few minutes, and my chest hurt from the...

I opened the kitchen cupboard, and a pantry moth flew out. I must have bought something contaminated with moth eggs, and the infestation had spread unnoticed until now. I cleaned everything...

Like a lot of people, I tend to worry about credit card debt. It seems like no matter where I try to cut back on spending, the debt just keeps growing....