Pardon me if I’m repeating myself but frankly, I feel as if I’m running out of words & I wish, I genuinely wish I knew of a magic number, a goal, a location. Somewhere. Some place. SomeTHING where all the kind souls of this world could meet, greet, unite and try to figure out just …

After a grand total of back and forth-ing to Chicago for 6 days in a row now & after not wanting any part of this but having no choice but to buckle in and do, I was determined to concentrate on positive only as I memorized the new route I’ve been placed upon in this …

I roll over. I look at the clock & ugh Should I bother ? Should I try ? Should I care ? You Matter & after a few minutes of intense I really could just stay right here debating, I pull myself up and out because that something inside tells me to get up and …

Truth be told, it feels somewhat foreign and kinda sorta overwhelming but here I am venturing into Day 3 of this new road I am on & seeing that I’m born, raised and remain happily planted in a town populated with give or take, more or less, approximately  23,705 people ? Yep. This just might …

It was hot, humid, sticky and incredibly uncomfortable, 29 years ago today. Or so remembers me. I was very much pregnant with Child # 3 and I was agitated, irritated and HOT. It was a Saturday. I was at Mom and Dad’s with Child  1 & 2. Husband was busy spending his time readying a …

They call it the DAISY Award and the nominating forms are found throughout these halls & it’s quite a lovely way to honor and celebrate the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day. Established in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, it is a very warm and awesome way to express !! THANKS …

I ran over a earthworm with my lawnmower yesterday. I didn’t mean to, he was all of a sudden just there and boo. I sure hope he saw those sharp blades heading in his direction. I hope he took a nosedive into the green grass and exclaimed ‘WHEW ! That was close !’ But. I’ll …

Everything happens for a reason. I’ve said those words a million times & I truly believe them. I do. But, sometimes. Some. Times. I’ve been spending a lot of minutes waiting these days. Waiting and wondering. Wondering and waiting. So Beware. We all know what happens when I contemplate too much … hmmm I honestly …

It began at a funeral I went to with Dad. He and his long lost cousins in the midst of grief, reminiscing, reconnecting, laughing and wondering why they only see each other at  events like these. WHY don’t we get together more often ??  Remember the back in the day reunions ?? We should. We really …

Repeated because of two, simple words. Heat. Wave. & right here is EXACTLY what I be talking about … Enjoy ! – – – – – – – – Just when I think I’ve been asked every single, impossible version of this simple but, oh so thought provoking question, Daughters invent another one & another …