Health

To Love

Love: a commitment to the well-being of others without conditions. What a great definition of Love. This week is Valentine’s Day which for me, is more about showing everyone around me, how much I love them, value them, and care for them. I am not as concerned about romantic dinners, flowers, or chocolates (but itContinue reading “To Love”

New Year, New Habits

“If you don’t use it, you lose it.” I am sure we have all heard this quote. It goes for about everything, including your body and mind. When you don’t use your mind, your body; strength starts to fade, memory gets slower, the movement gets harder, it hurts or takes more work, your mental capacityContinue reading “New Year, New Habits”

Your Word for 2023

What is your Word for 2023? Wow, time flies, and I can’t believe that we are at the end of the year! Many of us like to take stock of what we did, accomplish, didn’t accomplish and what we have to look forward to in 2023. Each year, our goals, objectives, focuses, etc. change dependingContinue reading “Your Word for 2023”

Readers Become Leaders

“I cannot live without books.” Thomas Jefferson, 1815, in a letter to John Adams. As a small child and through elementary school, I was a poor reader. I remember being in low-reading classes, struggling to sound out words, and I didn’t like to read. It was hard. I would stumble through words, not making properContinue reading “Readers Become Leaders”

Managing the Holidays

It is almost here… it dawned on me yesterday as we were running through a Super Target Store packed with people, that there is only 1 more Saturday before Christmas?!?! How did we get to December and to Christmas so fast? Where does the time go? Our lives are so busy, so full of life,Continue reading “Managing the Holidays”

Holidays

When I work up this morning, my mind went blank. I usually have a topic to write about that has been rolling around in my head for the week. I also usually write it out over the weekend and have it ready for today, to post. Part of the challenge is the fact that IContinue reading “Holidays”

Wintering Early

Too Soon to Hate the Cold… I have heard so many people talk about hating the season of winter, snow, cold, wind, etc. already and it’s only November 20th! It’s not technically winter yet and we have a long couple of months to go. Seasons are part of life. We all know that winter willContinue reading “Wintering Early”

Lessons Learned

Relationship Lessons Learned A number of us were asked to write our future niece a letter she could read prior to marriage to my nephew Jacob back in August. I have grown and learned so much about love, relationships, and partnerships, over the past 20 years. And I am still learning and growing. But hereContinue reading “Lessons Learned”

5k Run

Summer Goal: Run a 5k I have not ran a 5k in 10 years and even the 5k I ran 10 years ago, left me sore, unprepared, and exhausted. This summer/this year, I sat out with a number of goals that relate to my health and wellbeing and also our family and home. One ofContinue reading “5k Run”

Summer Goals 2022

Each summer I set out with a number of goals. Some are personal while others relate to our children/family as a whole. I am sure some people think I am crazy for even setting summer goals but I am a type-A person, routine, structured, highly self-motivated, and goal orientated. Goals help me grow as aContinue reading “Summer Goals 2022”