The ocean is, was and always will be a big part of my life. My parents were ocean aficionados, and I was introduced to its beauty and serenity at an e...
It all began as we were standing in front of the bathroom mirror, me fixing Amanda's fine, blonde hair. I was putting in the final elastic of a sp...
When I was eight years old, I saw a movie about a mysterious island that had an erupting volcano and lush jungles filled with wild animals and canniba...
Sometimes he would come on Thursday and not even be able to get out of the car because of the seizures. Still he came, week after week.His caretakers ...
"Just a few more minutesplease Mommy!" Although my own children were grown, I found myself turning instinctively in the direction of the lit...
Last year I was put into a lower-level math class at school. The reason I was in this class had nothing to do with my intellect or math skills. I am b...
It was under an old Banyan tree on the school playground in Hawai`i that I first met Timmy. I was an elementary school teacher and he was a gregarious...
The 1987 season was a tough year. Up to that point, I was at the top of the world of racing. I had won three NASCAR Winston Cup championships. I had w...
When the one-year anniversary of my mother's passing came around, I found myself in the kitchen preparing some of her favorite dishes. I hadn'...
On Christmas Day, all the joys of a close family relationship radiated throughout our parents' home. The smells of roasted turkey, Southern?baked ...