Finding Happy

by Margie Senechal

In junior high, Mr. Ray, my journalism teacher, wrote this is in my yearbook, "Strive to be happy."

The fact that I don't remember anything anyone else wrote tells you how much that statement has meant to me over the years. 

So, this week, I thought I'd share some things that have brought me happiness.

The Sun. For a few days, the rain has abated and the sun is shining. As I write this, I hear a lawn mower in the distance, birds chirpping, and the light rustle of leaves on...