The Love Connection or The Fear Channel

I stumbled upon this old card that Julia made for me when she was about four years old and just learning to write and spell. It read, “To Mommy, Form (spelling from), Love, Julia”. Amazingly, when I re-read this same cherished card this week, it read quite...

There’s SNOWPLACE LIKE HOME

THERE’S SNOWPLACE LIKE HOME: If you’re frustrated and exhausted by this winter, you’re not alone. If you’re feeling like your patience is being tested on all sides and you’re irritated with all the schedule changes, cancellations, snow...

Someone You Might Know

I have a long-time “friend” who constantly pressures me. At first, she seems to be challenging me to be better, but she quickly turns impatient and hyper-critical. She second-guesses my decisions. She pushes me to do more than is balanced and compares me to some...

That’s SOOOO 2014….

Funny thing about resolutions. If we’re not careful, they tell us about what we don’t have, what’s missing, what needs fixing, where we’re falling short. Wouldn’t it be a priceless if, this year, the resolution was simply to enjoy all the good that is already here? In...