Our family spent the entire Christmas holidays/winter break from school and work at home dealing with illness. From December 18 to 31, 2015. one or two people were sick in my household. For two weeks I stayed inside nursing fevers, chills, aches and pains, in addition to an itchy, red eye infection of my own. …
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During an employee conference break last week, I noticed I had voicemail blinking on my cell phone. I listened to the message. It said the following: “Thank you again for all the help you’ve given me with this project of ours. I took your words and thoughts into account. You made my story better. You’ve …
My family’s budget was tight in the summer of 2013. We had no travel plans. With my children home from school, I strove to make our days feel like a vacation even though we stayed in our community. Beach days and pool time became tiresome. We turned our daily routines of shopping, touring, playing at parks …
On Thursday afternoon I went shopping with the purpose to buy a swim suit for an upcoming trip to the beach. I was determined to find one that didn’t make me loathe myself and covered up the necessary parts. Swim suit shopping for most women is torture. I can’t say I enjoy it. But I …
A colleague of mine recently blurted out to me, “I need some friends.” Her candid honesty surprised and refreshed me. I knew she had not lived in the area long. She was still navigating through this community. The only people she knows is through our employer. This woman is 27. And I never thought being …
Not long ago at my oldest daughter’s swim lesson I overheard two teenage girls talking about music. My guess is that they were about 18 or 19 years old. One girl said to the other, I have this oldies song I want to share with you. It’s by this group called Pearl Jam. I almost …
This is an editorial I wrote – a satirical piece on a serious topic: texting while driving. I realize this is an important issue. I also realize that we need to laugh more in life. This was my way of bringing up the legal topic with a sense of humor. This piece was published in …
One of my favorite films is “Field of Dreams.” I love this movie. I cry nearly every time I see it. Sure it’s a little creepy, with people just walking in and out of the corn fields. Plus there are eerie voices whispering, “If you build it, they will come.” Yet something draws me into …
The small acts of kindness from people, even those you may not know well, provide a lasting impression. I’ve been thinking of one particular person lately – Chuck. Chuck was the copy machine service man for our office. We only saw him when we were experiencing a problem with the copier or scanner. I received …