Inspiration

Story You Need to Tell Seeking CalmSandra Marinella

Seeking Calm

Words have always calmed me. It is why I sit here writing. As…
Read more
Story You Need to Tell Unexpected Kindness Capuccino

Unexpected Kindness

In 1982 writer Anne Herbert scrawled a few words on a placemat…
Read more
Story You Need to Tell - Small, Wet MiraclesSandra Marinella

Small, Wet Miracles

Last week at the beach five-year-old Harper gave me a purple…
Read more

The Rocky Path

Once a year my ritual is to unplug my computer and pack my bag.…
Read more

A Crack in Everything

There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light…
Read more

Turning Points

Although I am not ready to celebrate the end of the pandemic…
Read more

Embrace the Silence

She was silent. It was hard for her, introverted and shy, to…
Read more
Love Letters

A Legacy of Love

My dad wrote his first love letter in 1942.  As a Purdue engineering…
Read more

The Gift of Being in the Moment

I have a reading chair in my family room by the fireplace. It…
Read more