“Happiness is a how, not a what. A talent, not an object.”  Click to Tweet!   The older I get, the more that I experience life and the more I learn what ...

Everyone wants the formula for a happy, healthy, successful life. In fact, most of us spend enormous energy to find that formula, and we do it all our life. ...

“Oh LORD God Almighty! Where is there anyone as mighty as you, Lord.” Psalm 89:8 I am extremely grateful for our God’s magnificent creation. I never cease ...

I will be alone this Christmas ~ my children were here earlier in the year from all over the country for my 90th birthday, and I didn’t want them to ...

I was outside at 6:30 a.m. writing in my journal when I heard a coyote yipping in the distance. Then more joined in. It got louder, closer and ...

A warm hello to our 70Candles subscribers, visitors and blog contributors. It’s taken a while to write this message for the new year, but much has ...

I bought a t-shirt in the men’s section at Wal-Mart last week. A t-shirt for me. Not something I normally do. But as I cut through the men’s ...

“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.” ~James Openheim Happiness is a choice. I ...

I invited Kyle to join me at the Children’s Book Corner after having read a review copy of his funny yet serious picture book that captures authentic ...

I invited Carol to join me at the Children’s Book Corner after having read a review copy of her debut picture book that not only tells us about what ...

Barbara Beckwith, age 87 We’ve always done things together, my husband and I. We fell in love in college, married and raised two sons, biked and ...

If you’re a mom of teens (and they don’t need to be girls, by the way) READ ON, because I need your help in surviving the next two weeks, and if you don’t ...