We celebrated Mom’s birthday this month. I made some of her favorite foods—chicken and dressing casserole, mashed potatoes, garlic green beans, homemade cranberry sauce, and individual lava cakes. She was quite pleased with the feast! When I saw her big smile as I set her dessert in front of her, I knew I needed to…
Say something. That was the title of a blog post I read last week. And it reminded me of 2 friendships—how I failed in one, and how that failure motivates me to do a better job at caring for my friends. Decades ago, a friend was going through deep waters, and I didn’t know what…
Is your worth in what you do? Remember when the pandemic shutdown first started? A friend wrote that it takes 28 days to build a habit, and she was going to start building some new ones, some better habits. I said, “That’s a great perspective–I’m all over that!” Well, it’s been more than 28 days. …