Author Archives: Jacki Willard

“All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod Eugene Field Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe,— Sailed on a river of crystal light Into a sea of dew. “Where are you going, and what do you wish?” The … Continue reading →

“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” ― Mary Oliver

It takes both sunshine and rain to make a rainbow.

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” —Charles Dickens