One of my favorite, tingle from head to toe sensations, occurs when I stand in Chicago’s Soldier Field during our National Anthem. The joy, the pride, the energy that flows is absolutely electric & sometimes… sometimes … There is absolutely nothing more heart pumping thrilling than hearing and the home of the brave as U.S.A. …

It was a passing comment, a humbling compliment, when a somebody referred to me as & WoW, that’s huge. But truth be told ?? I’ve had my moments, moments of doubt, moments of dark. Until one day I woke up and decided,  ENOUGH & the bright side, is where I choose to spend my time. …

It’s knowing, despite our difference of opinion, until yesterday we share something so genuine, so big, so ours This Land that when the timing is right, we’ll realign to common ground. It’s realizing when one steps away from the tv yappers and internet Holes to gather, to share, to reconnect. It’s the joy of children, discovering …

Hope. Inspiration. Pleasantness. Because what I seek, I’ll be sure to find & YaY. Always remember and never forget, I’m here to remind. Today’s Song

I’m a sucker for an oldie and the song that keeps playing and replaying in my brain these days is a gem from 1968 by The Foundations & just in case you’ve never heard and would like this toe-tapper stuck in your head, here you go   … Build Me Up Buttercup & now, this …

Have I mentioned how much I adore America ??!!?? Dear America Because it’s yours, it’s mine, it’s a treasure of a gift deemed OURS. & with this gift, comes the quietly impactful choice to Through the many years I’ve had the privilege, most times I did, sometimes I did not, oftentimes agreeing with the results, …

A rerun, on this 2026 Midterm Eve with big hugs and much love to those who came before. ♥ YeP. That’s me. All wrapped up in a tiny drop of DNA. & Husband ? uh-huh. He’s got one too. A roadmap of the ancestor upon ancestor upon ancestor who lived their life, who walked this …

I haven’t visited you in a long, L O N G while & I’m not really sure why. Too busy ? Too sidetracked ? Too this ? too that ? Lame-o excuses, FOR SURE. ’cause one would think, after all we’ve been through, I’d at least have checked on you after the storm August 11 …

If given a challenge to list every Halloween costume I wore up to the age of, let’s say, 15 ?? hmmm. A clown & That’s all I can recall, via pictures snapped, capturing priceless moments with sibs in their equally impressive (albeit politically incorrect) outfits too. and  ahhhhh, those truly were the days, my friends, …

There is a voice inside my head I hear it every day It says I can It says I must It guides and shows the way When others say Impossible! The words are blocked from me My lovely voice Already knows And one day I will see I’ll see that dreams Really come true Although …