“So, I’ve been hearing this phrase y’all got over here [in England] that I ain’t too crazy about. ‘It’s the hope that kills you.’ Y’all know that? I disagree, you know? I think it’s the lack of hope that comes Read more…
I recently had an enlightening experience, thanks to participating in the “30 Day Song Challenge” on Facebook. I realized I had closed my mind to virtually all new popular music sometime around the time I finished college in 1996. I Read more…
The pandemic has lingered on for months and months and months – about a year now, actually! WOW!!! To say it has brought many layers of changes to our everyday lives is an understatement. And things just haven’t “gone back Read more…
How much has family life has changed since today’s parents of teens were teenagers ourselves? Ummmm…TONS! One of the huge changes I’ve really been noticing lately in my own family is how many different digital calendars and virtual spaces are Read more…
Never in my years do I recall seeing and hearing such a widespread and overwhelming display of fireworks as we experienced around the globe on New Year’s Eve this year! Beginning a new year usually brings to mind a fresh Read more…
I had lunch with a longtime friend of mine this week. For the last few months, we have made a commitment to getting together once a month for lunch, because even though we live just around the corner from one Read more…
Let’s face it. 2020 has been a WILD ride. And it ain’t over yet! Covid-19. Job loss. Social distancing. Economic hardship. Masking up. Harsh racial realities. Political strife. Layers and layers of social tension. Layers and layers and layers and Read more…
Feeling weary as you make it through one day at a time of this coronavirus/COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 season of “sheltering at home” and “maintaining social distancing?” Yeah. I’ll bet you are. It isn’t just you. This post is not intended to discourage Read more…
This is a picture of me in my ultimate “happy place” – at the bank of the Snake River just at the edge of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. If I could choose anywhere in the world right now Read more…
Encouragement. It can be given and received in so many ways: A smile. A thoughtful text. Thanking a restaurant server or store clerk by name. Giving a hug. Cheering for someone during their performance. Sending a card in the mail. Read more…