When a good friend comes into your life, you find a treasure that is beyond rubies or wordly wealth. When a good friend betrays your trust, you may find yourself in one of the lowest points of your life. So, why put yourself out there given all of friendship’s potential dangers? Well, having friends brings [...]

A few months ago, I remarked to one of my daughters that the worst part of a stomach virus is the anticipation of…well, you know. Many of us have children, or ourselves, who live on the adrenaline rush of a more positive type of anticipation during varied times of the year…the anticipation associated with gift-giving [...]

As I’ve pondered today’s post, I thought of myriad angles I could take…then, I went to a concert with my son for an awesome a cappella men’s group where they dedicated an arrangement of this song to all the ladies in the audience. Just the Way You Are I’ve had the song in my head [...]

I love stormy days. I know that is different than most people. As a child, my mother huddled us all on the couch with all the windows closed and had every electrical appliance unplugged. My mother says that she is still afraid of thunderstorms. I was just the opposite. I wanted my children to be [...]

So–we had grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch a few months ago. I used this yummy bread…& I liked the sandwich even better than I usually do. I started to notice how I feel about a Subway sandwich or a restaurant sandwich compared to a basic sandwich at home…& I think it’s the bread that makes [...]

I love cleaning the kitchen! I know…strange thing to admit. But, I have rediscovered recently that when I clean the kitchen, I have time to reflect. Part of this I discovered because our dishwasher was not repairable and we had to wait a few weeks because the dishwasher was back ordered (Christmas time is a [...]