As We Grow Old

"We grow neither better nor worse as we grow old, 

but more like ourselves."

~ May Lamberton Becker

Under Wonder

"Bury doubt under wonder."

~ Ruth Radlauer

The Size of Heaven

"The morning's the size of heaven. 
What will you do with it?"
~ Mark Doty

What Is Hidden

"Everything we see hides another thing, 

we always want to see 

what is hidden by what we see."

~ René Magritte

On the Wing

"Faith is intellect on the wing."

~ Charles H. Parkhurst

All Humanity

"All humanity is one undivided 

and indivisible family, 

and each one of us is responsible for 

the misdeeds of all the others." 

~ Mahatma Gandhi

No Judgments

"Make no judgments where you have no compassion."

~ Anne McCaffrey

Refused to Take No

"I refused to take no for an answer."

~ Bessie Coleman

Let the Rain

"Let the rain kiss you. 
Let the rain beat upon your head 
with silver liquid drops. 
Let the rain sing you a lullaby."
~ Langston Hughes


Finally, the answer to our prayers: much needed rain. Hopefully all our terrible North Carolina wildfires will extinguish.

Gift of High Value

"Forgiveness is a gift of high value. 

Yet it costs nothing."

~ Betty Smith

Brrrr ice on the deck. Bundled. Watching the planes in the sky trailing. Morning.