Recharging

Don’t you hate it when the batteries go dead on devices you rely on like cell phones and laptops and tablets? But when we use them incessantly without…

Parade of Lights

For our first Christmas in our new community, my husband and I decided to get involved by volunteering to be marshals for the annual Parade of Lights. Our…

A Year in Review

It’s popular this time of year for TV specials to review the past 12 months and remind us of all the events that occurred. I did something similar…

A Christmas Tradition

When I was growing up, my mother gave me the same, wonderful book for a Christmas gift every year. Mom was the librarian in the small village where…

Thanksgiving Joy

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, one that I’m determined not to allow our culture to hijack or separate from its faith-based roots. It has already happened…

Seasons of Change

Change is on the way. I see signs of it all around me as I go for my morning walks with my husband. The trees show it first,…

Flight of Faith

Every now and then I have the opportunity to get away from my desk and travel somewhere to speak. For months I had been looking forward to a…

Fun at the Fair(s)

You know summer is over and fall has arrived when it’s time for the county fair. I used to go to the Orange County Fair in NY State…