Medicines may be necessary. Flowers lift the heart. But your smile is the best restorative of all.

We expect too much at Christmas. It's got to be magical. It's got to go right. Feasting. Fun. The perfect present. All that anticipation. Take it easy. Love's the thing. The rest is tinsel.

Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you're just a mother. The next you are all-wise and prehistoric.

You never realize how much your mother loves you till you explore the attic - and find every letter you ever sent her, every finger painting, clay pot, bead necklace, Easter chicken, cardboard Santa Claus, paperlace Mother's Day card and school report since day one.

However time or circumstances may come between mother and her child, their lives are interwoven forever.

A horse can lend its rider the speed and strength he or she lacks - but the rider who is wise remembers it is no more then a loan.

A dog wakens your heart to joy and companionship.