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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On Tuesday night, the lights will come on at Kauffman Stadium, and America's eyes will shift toward Kansas City for baseball's 83rd All-Star Game. It will be a moment to pause and enjoy the easiness of the summer and a night that signals a milepost in many of our lives.

Recently, my husband and I made a trip to Costco. It's not often that I take Harry to Costco. This is because Harry, normally The World's Cheapest Man, goes insane the minute he enters the store. If not restrained, he will spend every penny in the checking account. I'm not kidding. If you don't believe me, you should see our garage. We can't keep cars in it.

John Thacher, grandson of Morgan Hill socialite Ramone Etchebarne, came home from his first year at New York University to attend an epic event put on by his alma mater, Mount Madonna School, last weekend: the Indian fairytale "Ramayana."

We are so lucky to live in an area with more than 20 premium wineries - many are next door to each other and most within five miles of the other. The wines of Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Martin and Hollister are not only winning awards, their tasting rooms are friendly and unpretentious.

You've probably heard the old expression, "a tree is known by its fruit." In the Bible, Christians are likened to fruit trees, and we are taught the kind of fruit we should be bearing: "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (Galatians 5:22-23). In the coming weeks, we will look at what God calls the "fruit of the Spirit," noting those things God says come from a life that is going in the right direction.