Of course out was going to happen again….it seems like it is becoming our norm and that scares me. It should scare you too! What I am referring to is the latest massacre at the High School in Florida. At what point are we going to find the answers to the questions of...
This Harvey thing has been a real eye opener about humanity. We have as a society been caught up fighting over politics and dumb stuff and then along came a storm and washed us. Nothing is more important than survival and when that is threatened we stick up for each other and we...
Well there’s always something trending. No “fake news” there! It’s not surprising to hear that this or that is the new “it.” What is surprising is the idea that something so simple and so automatic could be re-labeled and re-branded and tossed to us as an actual new thing and that some of us...
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Many of you are packing up your teenagers and heading to the universities this month. This will be their new home as they embark on their adventures and begin a new chapter both for their lives but for those off us as parents. I remember such an occasion on a crisp fall day in...
MAY 2016 Living the Sweet Life : Ants and Grasshoppers for lunch anyone? For the longest time when I think of a picnic I have that iconic image of a red checkered blanket and at some point a trail of ants trying to invade and haul off any crumbs that they can. Never in...
I really like wearing a cape (figuratively speaking of course!) and given the opportunity to be a super hero at anytime in my life has, and I am sure will continue to be, ideal. Now, my time has come! Many already know that as the children have grown in my family client base...
Living the Sweetlife : Study the facts So ya’ll can call me old school but I am really having a hard time having patience with this measles thing; as a mother, as an educated person and as a doctor’s daughter. I am wondering why no one is demanding that in any public space if you...
After giving to others all season I’ll bet most of you are looking at the same thing I am looking at, a house full of new “stuff” trying to find their space in your home. Each year I try to disguise this clutter by just removing the holiday decorations. It always seems to work...
Thanksgiving 2014 Things to do right now….. Order a bunch of clothes and toys Drink Wassail Eat candied apples and sausage balls Eat chewy peppermints Make and Eat chocolate pecan (pronounced Pee-Can) pie Bake lots of cookies especially the peanut butter chocolate ones that’s Brian’s favorite Make a list Play Buble’ Holiday album Place...
Living the SweetLife: Finding Home September 2014 If you think back to when you were a child there are special things from that time...
Sustainable farm to table living is vital to a healthy lifestyle. It is not easy to plant seeds and nurture them into tiny plants, let alone harvest the garden and have the...
10th edition Hope & Inspiration Calendars and 4th Edition Small Miracles Calendars are here! Well I know as I write this most of you will find it, as I do; hard to believe that it’s October yet again. Harder still to believe that I have created the 10th edition of my Hope and Inspiration...
I’ll see YOU on September 15th at 10:30 am On a late August weekend in 1987 I packed up all of my most important possessions and moved into a dormitory at St. Mary’s College. It was my decision to leave home early, the effects of which shapes me even today.I was a senior in...
Remembering September 11th I remember the morning of September 11th as crystal clear as if it had been just yesterday. We were staying in Conroe with my in-laws and my sleeping the night before had not gone well. I have a history of a sixth sense if you will about life, and I had...
It’s not winning or losing, but how you played your game! The pro game has changed in the way guys train and the amount of media coverage. I guess I would say in one respect amateur baseball is more pure. Alisa: When you look back over your career, what stands out most in your...
Change is not always good. There’s change coming….and I have to tell you I am not happy at all about it. In fact, I’m a little scared. Scared more for my children really than myself, and it is a kind of fear that is gnawing at me. It all started a few weeks ago...
Giving Children the Gift of Giving The art of becoming a giving person and living life graciously are not easy tasks to cultivate amongst our children. Being a thankful person and learning to give have to be two of the more difficult virtues we as parents are asked to teach our little ones. This...
Patriotism. What does that mean to you? For many it is a simple word heard all through childhood. Some think patriotism is going through the motions of a celebration for “Independence” is all a part of being “an American”. What comes to mind is marshmallow salad with coconut and of course the watermelon!!!! Others...
Making An Impact on Our Community Recently I was stopped while shopping and asked how to eat healthy. The lady looked desperately at me, a total stranger and told me of her doctor’s prognosis… diabetes. She had a 9 month old with her and she was completely confused as to what and how to...
