Would you change? That is the opening line of one of my favorite songs by artist Tracy Chapman. It is also a very personal question in my heart right now. As I sit here writing, my heart is heavy with the pain of loss. I lost a friend today. A friend I looked up to, loved and respected for much of… Read More

Guard your speech. Never speak of yourself, your affairs, or of anything else in a discouraged or discouraging way. Never admit the possibility of failure, or speak in a way that infers failure as a possibility. ~ Wallace D. Wattles How’s your attitude lately?  Grumbly, happy, forlorn, excited, anticipatory, disillusioned, cynical, martyred, crabby, sarcastic, positive, grateful, loving, curious or something else? Our… Read More

One of our family’s traditions is to gather around each Groundhog Day and watch the silly yet meaningful movie, Groundhog Day. We have done it for years. We will be doing it again tonight, camped out in front of the TV after eating our dinner made with GROUND beef. Silly? Yes. That’s alright, a little silly is good for the… Read More