Here Comes Santa Claus!

Here Comes Santa Claus!

Here Comes Santa Claus! “It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself.” Charles Dickens I recall fondly the many times my mom took my sister and me to see Santa at the May Company on...
Christmas Shopping

Christmas Shopping

Christmas Shopping “Glory to God in the highest: and on earth peace to men of good will.” Luke 2:14 When I was a kid, the first mall in our area was the Topanga Plaza. My mom and my grandmother used to do most of their Christmas shopping there. One...
The Greeting

The Greeting

The Greeting “They will forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” Carl W. Buehner I grew up in the sixties in Tarzana, on a cul-de-sac with fourteen houses, twenty-four parents, thirty kids, and loads of dogs, cats, fish and lizards,...
The Magic of a Song

The Magic of a Song

The Magic of a Song “Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.” Pablo Casals I grew up loving music. I knew the words to every song and the names of each musician in my favorite groups. Looking back, I realize that I must have gotten that...
Are You an Undiscovered Genius?

Are You an Undiscovered Genius?

Are You an Undiscovered Genius? “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein No one would dispute that Einstein and Picasso are geniuses. Even those who aren’t...