Happiness

Happiness. Who doesn’t want to be happy, right? We all do. In many ways, it is a basic human desire. Happiness was so important to […] Read More

Declaration of Independence Mosaic

 One of the first of Forest Lawn’s historical and inspirational pieces of mosaic art that was put on display was the “Signing of the Declaration […] Read More

Distinguished Memorials – Graduation

In a normal year, May and June are months filled with graduation ceremonies for high school and college students across the nation. They are usually […] Read More

Simple Things

“It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.” ― Paulo Coelho   Thank you. Two simple words, yet when used with sincerity, they […] Read More

Gardening Therapy

Let’ s face it: the Safer at Home mandate is something we’re really not used to. It’s probably safe to say that few of us […] Read More

Grief During a Pandemic

Grief is never easy. It never was and never will be. It is even more difficult during times of great stress, such as we are […] Read More

Reliable Sources

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and the response by our authorities is unprecedented. It’s also unprecedented in which the way and speed that information spreads. In […] Read More

The Midnight Ride of…Sybil Ludington?

245 years ago this month, Paul Revere embarked on an important mission for the  Massachusetts colonialists, immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his 1860 poem, […] Read More

Time Out

Anyone who has played, coached, or just follows sports know about timeouts. They can be an effective tool in changing the momentum of a game, […] Read More

Seasons

We have been practicing our “social distancing” for awhile. We are getting pretty good at it actually. Recently my family and I took a walk […] Read More