The Summer Olympics are here, and every little girl dreaming of being a gymnast watches athletes flip through the air and land on the...

Spring is an exciting time. There is a sense of accomplishment for making it through winter. There is a prevalence of butterflies, dragonflies, ladybugs, and thrilling thunderstorms. The sound of lawnmowers being useful again brings back familiar, hypnotic sounds. Spring brings a sense of rebirth and gives you an extra, well, spring in your step. Everything is blooming and pretty, and you cannot help but chuckle and be amazed that trees and shrubs along the streets got toget

Christmas is almost upon us, and it reminds me of the Christmas Eve church service I attended years ago. The church had many services available during the day, and it was a stop-by-when-you-wanted kind of service. I do not remember what time slot we attended, but it was so busy that they funneled many of us to the stage where the choir usually sat as an overflow seating area. We were sitting facing all the attendees; it was a little awkward, but it was not a problem. The serv