Everyone needs a mentor. Throughout our lives, mentors come and go, slipping in an out, playing large or small parts. They are our parents, our coaches, that one teacher that took the time to care. They are the inspirational speaker who’s books and seminars speak to our hearts and change our lives. During my teens, I went through a stormy… Read More
A Mother’s Gratitude
Mother’s Day Weekend has passed again and as I sit in the after glow with my Monday morning coffee I am filled with an abundance of gratitude so acute it almost hurts. It is a special day for me, special because I have been in active duty now for 35 years. Plus 15 years as a grandmother. I wouldn’t… Read More
San Francisco Simple
John and I recently returned from a once in a lifetime vacation with the kids in San Francisco. One full week of being together with two teenagers in a two room suite and a rental car. I realize as I write that sentence that it sounds like a recipe for a lot of bickering and elbow jabbing, a fair amount of self… Read More