The Christmas season is a very demanding time of year. There is always so much to do resulting in things you don’t around to. There’s a feeling of being to…
Author: <span>Miki Vasquez</span>
There is a family tradition in our home called “the complete gift.” It’s a simple idea. It’s adding the extra that allows the recipient to immediately enjoy the gift because…
At a party the other day, I heard a newcomer in town explain to a visitor what an arroyo is and does. An arroyo is a dry riverbed that runs…
“If I had known grandchildren were so much more fun, I’d have had them first.” We baby-sat with our 15-month old granddaughter while ago. It was wonderful to watch her.…
A friend of ours is an accomplished organist. Recently she’s taken up the harp. The harp is a quiet instrument. It has a soulful depth but not the big pounding…
As I was growing up, a lilac bush blossomed at our home early in the spring. The bush grew by the cellar door. I remember lilacs. Since then lilacs have…
Winter mornings can be fairly bleak. The stark branches without leaves, the morning chill. But the sunrise brought something different this morning. There was the first light that crept over…
It felt like the beginning of spring the other day morning. The frozen ground gave way under foot to spongy feel following a warm day we had. The air was…
There is an old hymn that says “I’ve got a mansion, right over the hillside.” The lyric is based on Jesus’ saying, “I go to prepare a place for you.”…
The year’s end tends to be defined by our rituals. Besides the usual Christmas celebration, gift giving and trying to stay up late on New Year’s Eve, there are a…