Photo Credit: Dreamstime My husband, Kurt, taught me many key life lessons and still does even though he has passed.  Perhaps one of the...

The Esterel Mountains (1888) Claude Monet I recall asking my mom about her day, activities, and often, she would say, “Joan, I used up...

Haven, my first grand nugget, one of the best teeter totter pals ever. She took my hand, and was one of my most significant healers in...

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Starry Night (June 1889) Vincent Van Gogh “I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.” Vincent Van Gogh Lately, I have been...

A poem written by Andrea Gibson LOVE LETTER FROM THE AFTERLIFE My love, I was so wrong. Dying is the opposite of leaving. When I left my...