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  • A Letter to my Father

    This is a letter to my father to mark the 9th anniversary of his death. I have so many thoughts running through my head. So many emotions and memories. Laughter, tears, joy, anger,… Read more

  • A New Decade of Hope

    A New Decade of Hope is here. As we close the doors on not only another year, but on another decade it is a great time to reflect on the… Read more

  • Cowboy Boots with Fringe

    Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. We are going back to the 80’s to early 90’s Here but my favorite pair of shoes… Read more

  • Advice to My Teenage Self

    Live for today! When I was a teenager I lived in Europe. I traveled to London, Paris, Naples, and lived in Germany. Learned to drive on the Autobahn. This was… Read more

  • Donating to The Hungry

    Knowing your Donation Audience When donating to the Hungry, food banks, shelters, homeless, low-income. It helps to know your audience. Donating to feed the hungry is one of the best ways of… Read more

  • My Dream Home

    My Dream Home has changed over the years. In my 20’s I wanted a 5 bedroom, 5 bath, with swimming pool by the beach. Of course it came with a playground in… Read more

  • Finding Joy Unpacking Boxes

    Finding joy unpacking boxes. Sounds easy right? Not when you are talking about unpacking emotional boxes that have been packed up and shoved down into the corners of individuals minds. This is… Read more

  • Bianary Language

    The most important invention in my lifetime is the use of binary language. Every computer program, smart phone, AI, everything we use today has some semblance of computer programming involved and… Read more

  • How Life Transforms

    Everything we do. Every decision we make good or bad in life shapes who we become. We are constantly changing based on our daily interactions. What we watch, who we speak… Read more

  • Favorite Meal

    When my children were growing up, there wasn’t always money for a lot of birthday gifts or special events. So they got to pick their cake and birthday dinner to… Read more

  • My Favorite Leisure Activity

    My favorite leisure activity is to curl up with a good book and forget the real world exists. Cuddled up in my Lazy boy, music playing in the background, and my… Read more

  • Tired and Invisible.

    Sometimes I feel tired and invisible. When I feel this way I am not sure how to explain what I feel. Is what I feel real? Am I expecting to much from others? Am… Read more