What CAN You Do In Three Months?

by | Jan 28, 2013 | Health and Wellness

It’s the beginning of another year and everywhere I look, I see signs about a “new year, a new you!”  I don’t know about you, but I’m not a “New Year’s resolution-making person” (nothing against you if you are). I just figure, if I want to make a change, now is the...

Unbeknownst To Me

by | Jan 22, 2013 | Faith

Unexpectedly unemployed for the fourth time in my career and feeling extremely discouraged, I trudged through the motions of a job search. Wondering and waiting were part of the process; I knew the drill too well. I remembered that a respected mentor in the workplace...

Trains, Planes, and Snakes

by | Jan 17, 2013 | Life Issues

Part of being a parent is the joy of unexpected information coming out of your children’s mouths at the most inopportune moments. My youngest son, Charlie, has had more of those moments than most. Charlie was diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum when he was three...

Walking isn’t for Wimps

by | Jan 17, 2013 | Just Laughs

I have taken up walking – for exercise, I mean, not just for moving from one place to another. This is not normally noteworthy, I understand, but what you don’t know about me is that I absolutely hate walking. My feet always hurt, I get bored, and occasionally I even...

Lesson From A Teacup

by | Jan 15, 2013 | Faith

It’s exquisite, really. I sit here sipping from a green-and-gold antique teacup that has intricate mother-of-pearl inlaid on both the cup and saucer. The tea itself is amazing as well: loose-leaf Moon over Madagascar, a black tea with subtle overtures of vanilla. I...