Life as a Miracle: Arena Rock

Life as a Miracle: Arena Rock

The guttural, low-toned chant of “Br-r-u-u-ce!” chilled me as it reverberated the Coliseum. Lar and I stood in front of our folding chairs, among others filing on the grass field to densely emulate chalk lines. The scene was not the Olympics, for these has...
Living Life as a Miracle: My Lazarus Dad

Living Life as a Miracle: My Lazarus Dad

There are few words that can tilt your world faster than “You’re fired.” Unless it’s “Your dad’s in a coma and not expected to live.” Two conversational clips that I heard within an hour seven years ago. St. Patty’s...
Living Life as a Miracle with Innocent Blush

Living Life as a Miracle with Innocent Blush

What would you name your favorite flush? Royal? Our household’s new favorite flush is ‘Innocent Blush’, the color of the new toilet in our entry hall powder room. There are many funny, awkward jokes embedded in that color name of a discontinued...
Living Life as a Miracle: Business Class

Living Life as a Miracle: Business Class

A couple of years ago we had the great (great-great-great) good fortune to fly ultra-luxuriously on >>> Business Class from LAX through Dubai to Africa and back. It was sublimely awesome in every way, not the least of which was that we had time to sleep...
Living Life as a Miracle with 3 other Ms

Living Life as a Miracle with 3 other Ms

 M&Ms – one of my favorite candies, more endlessly edible than chips, which are my husband’s favored treat. M&Ms are equally devilish for both of us because their exterior crunches between the teeth (like potato chips), releasing the chocolate that...