When my daughters each embarked upon their own life journeys they found notes that I had tucked into their packs. They did not contain typical motherly advice…   Many people will tell you “be safe”...

Last week I was unable to fly to Edmonton, Alberta due to expected freezing fog. While I stood at the curb at Sky Harbor Airport waiting for a ride back to my house I was...

My friend, Linda, and I spent just over two weeks in Ireland. This is what I learned… 10. In contrast to the northeastern areas of Ireland, which appears to grow mainly grass and rocks, much...

If I didn’t know my age and had to guess it, I would have been shocked to discover I am turning fifty in a few months. I usually still feel like the teenaged girl who...

I used to believe that I did not take for granted the blessings of being an American citizen or the freedom that came at a price for so many. I think I held as much...

10- squat toilets aren't too bad... Usually. But byop!9 - for being a population of generally tiny people they sure do towels right - much bigger than American hotels8 - chopsticks... learn to use them...

I thought I was prepared for culture shock... but I suppose that is impossible... or it wouldn't be a shock. Arriving in Chiang Mai Thailand was sensory overload. The lights, sights, voices I could not...

My experience at COSA has …challenged me, grown me,broken me, lifted me and enriched me.I have been student, teacher,giver, receiver,nurturer and nurtured. I am amazed at the changes I have seen in these girls. I...

As a culture, the Thai are gracious, happy, gentle people. Seriously, the only exception that I have encountered was a customs agent who was not at all amused that I did not have a return...

I am forever changed - fundamentally and irrevocably changed. To fully explain would require that I coin new terms. No current word seems sufficient. Sitting on the edge of the porch, back propped against the...