Mom has the Touch. She knows what flowers go with what occasions, what hors d'oeuvres work with what people. She believes passionately in the power of food to heal, restore, and stimulate relationships, and she has built a following of loyal customers who really hope she's right. If she's wrong, says Sonia, no one wants to know. (Thwonk)

I don't do normal. I have a reputation to uphold. (Thwonk)

A heart will say amazing things if it's given half a chance.

If you can't find an answer at the mall or the library, what does that say about the world?

Like my grandmother always said, 'you never know the blessings that come from suffering.

Mountains draw you to a deeper place in yourself

when hope gets released in a place, all kinds of things are possible