STORIES AND REFLECTIONS
Say what you will, you are what you do. Before the January momentum wears off, this is a great thing to keep in mind. Every new year always starts with good intentions and all the things we say we want to change. We mean well. We really do. But I’ve learned that real change doesn’t…
Until you walk in someone else’s shoes… it’s easy to talk about world events without really feeling what they mean to the people living through them. This week, as we watch what’s happening in Venezuela, where people are grappling with uncertainty, hope, fear, and the long effects of years of hardship under an authoritarian government,…
Happy New Year! The start of a new year always makes me pause, even if only for a hot minute, to reflect on the people and places that have carried us through. As we step into 2026, my hope is that it brings good health, lots of laughter, love, and moments we’ll look back on…
Merry Christmas, friends and family! 🎄 I’m waking up today with a grateful heart (and full stomach from Nochebuena). So very grateful for the true gift of the season. God is with us! ✝️ Wishing all of you a meaningful day. Hold it all close together, folks, and give thanks! Until next Thursday’s post…si Dios…
It’s untranslatable, really, but I can tell you it exists in some form in nearly every culture: la sobremesa. It’s all about those slow, sweet moments after the meal when you just hang out at the table, enjoying the last sips of your drink, waiting for el cafecito, telling stories, laughing, and just being together….
Here’s a photo that really says it all. One moment frozen in time, but packed with meaning. In this picture, the man looks like he’s carrying all the invisible weight we all know too well. Plans, deadlines, responsibilities, the constant balancing act. And right beside him is a dog who’s just thrilled to be part…
This story has been one of my readers’ favorites over the years, and one of mine too. Every time I share it, I’m reminded how easily we can misunderstand a moment. So, by popular request, and in celebration of National Cookie Day, here it is again: The Cookie ThiefA woman was waiting at an airport…
Family and friends, this is the season to be extra giving, extra forgiving, and extra thankful. This Thanksgiving, I want to share some words I came across recently: “Thankfulness takes the sting out of adversity. It opens your heart to His presence and your mind to His thoughts. You may still be in the same…
Don’t know about you, but the nonstop stream of medicine ads is driving me up a wall. And if you do happen to have the condition they’re talking about, hearing those side effects over and over is enough to scare the life out of you. Half the time you’re sitting there thinking, “I didn’t have…
Couldn’t resist. (Plus I’m off this week, so why not.) I love my job, I love the payI love it more and more each dayI love my boss, he is the bestI love his boss and all the rest. I love my office and its locationI hate to have to go on vacation.I love my…