Hold your nose... My family has a sordid history with road kill. On a recent trip, the hubby swore he saw a dead lion on the side of the road. Then my daughter confessed to also seeing a road kill lioness. Though my daughter added that she’d never actually seen a cougar, she couldn’t rule … Continue reading Road Kill

Keep it simple... Let’s keep our New Year’s resolutions simple. Do what is right. Despite how hard that may be sometimes, have courage. May the New Year be as happy as you make it.

Be you... I was invited to celebrate a couples’ commitment to each other. Weddings were happy events that also promised dancing and cake.             The first thing I noticed on the dance floor was that I was the only person who wasn’t checking my smart watch to track my steps. Smart watches also tracked sleep, … Continue reading Let ‘Er Rip

The world has a lot to give if we’d only stop and listen. We need to clear our perceptions of what we consider treasures. What I heard this week: I bought another ______. I don’t have to wear the same thing twice for all of December.You can never have too many_____.I want a _____. What … Continue reading Be Still and Listen…

Find joy...   A love/hate relationship to holidays may depend on one little word, family. Family can make or break joy.              Family dynamics can be explosive when you’re squeezed together in a few rooms and joy is the expected outcome. It’s no accident that dynamics and dynamite are neighbors in the dictionary. Family would … Continue reading Joy to You