As I was driving to a doctor's appointment and listening to a Peruvian "vals" (song), I was astounded by the words as the singer affectionately called his love "negra". I couldn't help but reflect on the power of words. The connotation and impact of a word depend...

For many years making homemade orange marmalade was a tradition I had initiated and shared with my father. It was not just a time to be with my father, just him and I, but nobody else really wanted to join us as the making of this marmalade.

There are a lot of people I know who believe in miracles. Until my personal spiritual experience, I did not believe in  miracles and remained skeptical of them. My “little” brother (he is 54 years old), who is five years younger than I, was born the same day as I was,...