Celebrating the 4th, 2018

Celebrating the 4th, 2018

Independence Day, 2018. Lately the news has been pretty bleak. This year we lost more kids to gun violence. We separated children from their parents at our border. We refused to serve our neighbors because of their lifestyle preferences, political beliefs or who they work for.

While we have some things that need fixing right now, I have hope that we will work on it. On that note, let’s focus on the positive…… Read more

An Unexpected Tragedy

I arrived in South Carolina yesterday, looking forward to spending time with my two sisters. I haven’t been here in years and I was so excited to be visiting my sisters in their home state. I was long overdue for this visit.

Last night my sisters and I had a wonderful reunion. We told silly stories and laughed a lot. We reminisced. We talked about our kids. We talked about the future. Joanne talked about her retirement plans to travel across the country with her husband Tony. It turns out that all three of us hope to spend time traveling … Read more

New Year’s Resolutions 2018

Partially frozen lake in Canada, New Year's Resolutions 2018

2018 is just around the corner. A clean slate, new beginning, square one…

Do you have any resolutions?

My resolutions are interwoven and complement each other. By being successful at one of these goals, I increase my chances of success with the others.

  • Be kinder to myself.
    I say negative things to myself too often. I need to be nicer to myself. Here’s what I’m going to try and do.
    When I find myself saying something negative to myself, I’m going to try to replace it with a positive comment. If my jeans are tight and I find myself thinking
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