Baby Spring

Many people flock to the North Carolina mountains in October to view the fall foliage. While the autumn leaf colors viewed from the Blue Ridge Parkway are spectacular, I find the season a bit sad – a reminder that the dead of winter is rapidly approaching.  Fall...

Joys of Diminishment

I recently attended a Kanuga conference entitled Encore! Spirituality for Life’s Second Act that discussed issues of faith as we age.  Although the “second half” of life poses a variety of challenges, with the potential for disappointment,...

You Didn't Win the Lottery?

So, you and I did not win the $640 million jackpot.  To be honest, I didn’t even buy a ticket.  But, the intense passion surrounding this lottery, which created that behemoth jackpot, stirred a question for me. Why do people who know that they have virtually no...