Feb 21
“There is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” Christopher Robin to Winnie‑the‑Pooh in Pooh’s Most Grand Adventure I love these words of encouragement from one best friend to another. They were the sentiment of a life-changing pep talk given to me in high school …
Feb 14
If I believed in a “technology curse” (which I don’t), I would be convinced someone had put one on me! Allow me to recap the past few months of my life with technology: My cell phone Apple ID was all screwed up sending me dozens of error messages everyday. And after many, many hours of phone conversations …
Jan 17
“Why does it take so long to get back my blood work?” “I have to hang on the whole weekend for the test results?” “What do you mean the doctor can’t see me until next week?” “This waiting is killing me!” Ever moaned any of these phrases? I sure have. I once made the mistake …
Jan 10
So are you one of many people trying to eat healthier in the New Year? I’ve seen quite a few Facebook posts touting various plans: Whole 30, Clean-Eating, Volumetrics, Eat This Not That, and the 3-Day Military Diet, to name a few. Or are you one of the scores of folks aiming to exercise into a …
Jan 03
My 3-year-old granddaughter Abby is not the world’s best sleeper. She’s not the worst either, but definitely not as good as her brothers, ages 1 and 5. In fact she’s quite the master of “stalling” at bedtime and/or “needing” things in the middle of the night. You may be familiar with the toddlers’ universal …
Nov 22
What are you worried about today? That you’ll never feel normal again? That your spouse will be widowed? That your children will grow up without you? That this next holiday may be your last? You may even be worried that you worry so much! Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom once wrote “Worrying about tomorrow …
Nov 14
As you can see I met Captain America recently—he actually stopped by my house the other day for a few hours. The Captain, a.k.a. grandson Benny, wanted to show me his new shield (Mommy, a.k.a. Wonder Woman-Shopper, found it in the Target clearance bin) and the pint-sized super hero clearly explained to me that …
Oct 25
Anybody else old like me and remember the 1965 Anacin pain reliever commercial shown here? I was a pre-teen when that commercial appeared on the screen of our little black-and-white TV (with the aluminum foil on the rabbit ears) and my mom and I thought it was hilarious. We would joke around and …
Oct 17
Would you believe I met, shook hands with, and received a mini-apology from Muhammad Ali, aka “the Greatest”? In 1970, when I was a college freshman, my best friend, Jackie, and I went to hear Ali speak at our Mansfield branch campus of the Ohio State University. We were excited to …
Oct 05
The world is so stressful right now, I thought I would post a little humor coupled with a little encouragement today. Enjoy the hilarious Seinfeld clip, the challenging “revised” Serenity Prayer, the inspiring original version, the peaceful Serenity Prayer Project music video and experience some “Serenity Now!” The Original Prayer as …
