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My daughter and I were talking about my going to biofeedback appointments. My daughter drove me to some of the appointments and attended them with me. I have decided to hold off on the appointments for awhile. So, I have put them on hold. (Biofeedback can help with migraine headaches.) My daughter confirmed a thought [...]

School is back in session. The summer seemed to pass so quickly. So many things were left undone or unfinished. So many people I wanted to visit; so many lists of tasks to complete. Now, we are back in the middle of school and schedules and extra activities. I have figured out that I have [...]

During our lives, we go through many changes. As a child, we grow, go to school and learn many of the important lessons of life, such as gratitude, accepting our differences and how to love one another.
As an adult, we also go through growth, schooling (although not always in a formal setting) and learning to [...]

My children play a game with each other. It is called the Spontaneous Random Hugging. Any one of them (my son rarely is the caller) calls out “spontaneous random hugging moment!!!!” Whoever is closest together then give a hug. Often it is a group hug.
I marvel at my children understanding the need for hugs on [...]

“Sometimes, it is nice to just be us.” I woke up early this morning (my husband was already awake). I lay in my bed, trying to decide if I would wake up or go back to sleep, and I thought about how nice it is that all of us are home. An overwhelming calm and [...]

Recently, I started biofeedback training to help my migraine headaches. It was interesting to me that the first exercise I learned was to breathe. I recalled my days in voice lessons when my teacher instructed me that we breathe properly as a baby, but somewhere along the way, we are taught to breathe with our [...]

Years ago, I fell in love with a song by the Carpenters. Here are the words:
Sometimes, not often enough, we reflect upon the good things
And our thoughts always center around those we love.
And I think about the people who mean so much to me
And for so many years have made me so very happy.
And I [...]

My granddaughter came up with a wonderful idea to celebrate her birthday. (Don’t you just love all the lessons you learn from your children and/or grandchildren?) She wanted a “girls’ day.” “Girls’ Day” by her definition was to have her mother, sister, aunts and grandmother get together. She requested a favorite movie from the e-library. [...]

Last Saturday, I was speaking with a friend. She told me about a merry-go-round she saw on television. It moved up and down as well as going round and round. This may seem like an unusual conversation for adults, but I am currently experiencing an extended episode of vertigo.
As we [...]

Senora Smart Dodd was raised by her father.  She thought about a day to honor her father as she sat at church on Mother’s Day in 1909.   In 1924, President Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day.  Today, we celebrate Father’s Day on the third Sunday each June.
I have known many wonderful fathers [...]