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Topic ~ Caregiving
What’s It Like Living with a Chronic Illness?
"Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow." (Mary Anne Radmacher) Pain, fatigue, and feeling alone with your chronic illness can make self-pity and crying an effortless option. From the beginning of my...
A Wellness Journey Begins
In the beginning. Eight years ago, following emergency surgery and an extended stay in the hospital, I couldn't eat any food without extreme bloating and pain, requiring a potent pain reliever. I spent months on bone broth and didn't have the energy to walk beyond my...
Forget the Resolutions. Let Go of the Past. Find Your Peace.
It has been years since I’ve bothered to make New Year resolutions. I’ve never been one to be interested in such a thing. I assume most people don’t keep them even if they make them because why else would there be so many out there claiming they can help you keep...
Topic ~ Human Trafficking
Together We Are an Anti-Human Trafficking Special Task Force
"What we do as individuals is important. What we do as individuals collectively is even more important." Together we are a Special Task Force. I feel it's a privilege to have a space in which to write about human trafficking to create awareness through education. I've...
8 Tips for Parents to Help End Human Trafficking
This week, my focus continues on the issue of sex trafficking and what parents can do to help prevent their children from becoming victims. Why now? As I pointed out two weeks ago, one reason is the significantly rising number of people trafficked worldwide. Two other...
What is Labor Trafficking? It is Always About People
Most of us wonder about the rate at which summer proceeds. I have yet to hear a believable explanation for the speedy passing of summer. And here we are two weeks into September! What has happened to Labor Day, school starting, and the first smells of autumn? They...
Topic ~ Food
Do You Love the Scents of November?
If you notice and love the scents of November, then this week’s post is for you. If you enjoy the idea of slowing down and enjoying the process of fall sliding into winter, then this week’s post is for you. October is grand with its colors and pumpkin spice everything...
Colorful Sweet and Spicy Pepper Relish
This last week has been a lesson in learning to go with the flow and remember to allow what needs to happen, happen. Everything has its timing. The week started OK. The tomatoes I tried to grow this summer were a bust. They got a blight that took out most of them. So...
This Top Rated Meatloaf is Sure to Please!
Every once in a while, someone will reach out to me via social media, email, or stop me somewhere and tell me they enjoy reading my column and blog posts. I look forward to them every week. I also enjoy reading comments in the comment section of my blog so let me know...
Topic ~ Spiritual
Love Lessons from the Dishes of Grandmother Dede
There are times when we must speak. We know this to be accurate, yet knowing when to speak, listen, or take action is not always as easy as it seems. Added to these words, wrote Mary Quinn in 2010, "not because you will change the other person, but because if you...
Pearl Harbor Day Asks Us to Remember
Last night, I was drawn outside by a red light shining on the backyard fence. I should check to see that it was nothing to be concerned about, although I suspected it was due to the outdoor Christmas lights. It was, and my concern was alleviated. I was dressed only in...
In Every Ending the Beginning is Already There
"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." (T.S.Elliot) You are the love you have been waiting for. Last weekend, I was at an all-weekend workshop on the Maine...
Gratitude is an Active Commitment – A Positive Force for Change
Abundance is not having more than you need; it's having what you need. Many of us turn introspective when discussing gratitude and abundance this time of year. Abundance is a matter of perspective. For some, it is not enough, no matter how much they have. For others,...
Topic ~ Building Community
Love Lessons from the Dishes of Grandmother Dede
There are times when we must speak. We know this to be accurate, yet knowing when to speak, listen, or take action is not always as easy as it seems. Added to these words, wrote Mary Quinn in 2010, "not because you will change the other person, but because if you...
Pearl Harbor Day Asks Us to Remember
Last night, I was drawn outside by a red light shining on the backyard fence. I should check to see that it was nothing to be concerned about, although I suspected it was due to the outdoor Christmas lights. It was, and my concern was alleviated. I was dressed only in...
In Every Ending the Beginning is Already There
"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." (T.S.Elliot) You are the love you have been waiting for. Last weekend, I was at an all-weekend workshop on the Maine...
Gratitude is an Active Commitment – A Positive Force for Change
Abundance is not having more than you need; it's having what you need. Many of us turn introspective when discussing gratitude and abundance this time of year. Abundance is a matter of perspective. For some, it is not enough, no matter how much they have. For others,...