The bare branches reach up yearning for the sunlight while birds call to each other, sensing change in the airA violette emerges from the dry earth—small,yet defiant against the weight of winter.It is a promise that no season lasts forever,that even…

“My friend Maud once said, ‘There are times when we must speak,not because you are going to change the other person,but because if you don’t speak, they have changed you.’ Silence doesn’t change the world. It changes us. It shrinks…

by Maya Angelou: “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

Each of us holds a power that reveals itself when we believe enough to risk everything for it. The fear we face along the way is not a sign to stop, but a reminder that we are on the edge…

The gifts to share The desserts to pass around The song to sing, the candles to blow Thank you, wonder, love, my parents for this life.