I was in a grocery store line this past week, waiting to check out. As usual, I followed my list and remembered a few other items along the way, ending up with a fairly full buggy. Why does it seem as though we always need...
It is December 22. Have you been asked that question recently? How did you respond? Did the question evoke any specific emotion, or some anxiety perhaps? I have been asked this numerous times in the past few days. Well, am I? In the traditional sense, no. ...
Here are some highlights from last evening's Healthy Living Exchange that focus on a topic that is huge this time of year (and all year!): FOOD Decide now what your health will look like as you enter 2012. We have several weeks to make a plan that will serve...
Only 13 days until Christmas. Where are your Gifts? I do not mean the gifts we look for in stores and in catalogues or on the internet. Where are the Gifts only YOU were created to give? In this season of Advent, it is the...
What fun we had the other evening. We danced! Not just any dance, but THE BIG DANCE-- of the year. My son attends an all boys' high school and each year is the Mother & Son Dance, fondly referred to as the "Mom Prom." Now, before you...
I was conversing with some friends yesterday, and it became very clear that some pretty big decisions are made while dining together. Not just about superficial "how was your day" talk, but meaningful things that have the potential to change lives. Like: deciding to make a...
We had spent Thanksgiving eating our family favorites...
It is the kind of autumn day where it seems as though the sun will never shine again. Dark, damp, rain...
As we direct our focus on the tragedy that took place 10 years ago today, we are overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with disbelief, sadness, gratitude and the spirit of community. As we viewed the steel beam that was delivered to our town from New York City, the...