'Tis the season - for a fresh start. Instead of creating your resolutions list, why not think of a different plan for 2023? A year from...

During this fourth week of Advent, in the final days before Christmas, there seems to be so much still to do. The question today is -...

Do you remember this song? Did you learn it as a child? I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my...

John Lennon is credited with coining the phrase "Give peace a chance." The story goes that Lennon spontaneously shared the phrase with...

In this first week of Advent, we are asked to consider Hope. It can be a dangerous thing. Hope it sometimes all that stands between us...

If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough. -Meister Eckhart Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. May today, and the...

I have a couple of sweet friends who tease me that I never make mistakes. My response is always to think, "just stick around for a few...

Tomorrow I'm saying goodbye to a friend. It seems surreal. I just can't wrap my head around the fact that she is gone. We've been friends...

Halloween is over, and in case you haven't noticed - Christmas items went up for sale in at least September. Thanksgiving? Who has even...

Halloween is just a few days away, and there is such a fun, spooky vibe in the air. (And - today is my mom's birthday - Happy Birthday...

There are some situations in which we don't want to face the truth, even if we know it. What seems obvious to others isn't always obvious...

Recently I have had the opportunity to connect - and to reconnect - with some people in my life I haven't seen in a long time. A few...

Last week I got to have a "last thrill of the summer" on a beach trip with some of my favorite people and their families. We laughed, we...

Many of us have always found history pretty boring. I know personally it was never made interesting to me in school, focused on what...

When my kids were small, there was a little mail order company I loved that had the cutest holiday decor items. At one point, I had a...

In his book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, James Nestor reminds us that "humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with...

IYKYK. Andy Williams thought it was the Christmas season, "with the kids jingle belling, and everyone telling you be of good cheer!" And...

I always say I am very much a rule follower. I think rules are in place for a reason. I think they show respect for others and for a...

As many of you know, I love spending time with kids and their parents. Over the last year, I have been praying for new ways to connect...

When there have been storms, may you find rainbows. When there have been tears, may you find laughter. When there has been silence, may...