Families can be a very powerful thing and sometimes a negative one as well.  But remember this, you do not have to be biologically linked to people for them to become part of your family.  You just have to love them and they become a part of the family forever, if you’re lucky.  Drama of any kind should never be …

My Net Worth is not measured in dollars and cents.  I believe that we are the sum total of all our life experiences combined.  And, good or bad, it all adds up to something.  The question is, do you like what it adds up to or not?  If you don’t, you need to understand that you had something to do …

So much of our lives are based on good fortune.  If you’re fortunate, you have parents who respected and admired each other, whose value system and priorities were similar before their relationship began.  Living on you own or going away to college prior to starting a serious relationship is a great learning experience.   You can learn who you really are …

As I come to the end of this year, I must take stock of what the year brought me and what it took away.  On March 17th I lost my 57 year old son Happy in a car horrific accident and then on Nov. 11th I lost my beloved 49 year old son-in-law Danne. Dying at such a young age just does …

All of us are a “Work in Progress”, we just don’t know that soon enough because if we did, we’d be kinder to ourselves. Forgiveness can and should apply to ourselves as well as others. Forgiveness is the gift that keeps on giving.  Holding a grudge is one of the worst things you can do because it hurts you more …

I was forty years old when I read this statement many years ago, and it struck me like a thunderbolt.  I got it!  Over the next couple of weeks, I had begun going through the things I had been accumulating since I was married.  I gave, sold or donated the things that were just taking up space in closets, dresser …

Remember when you first met your dream partner? You couldn’t wait to see them, to hug them or to kiss them. I loved it when my husband would hold me in his arms, kiss me and let me know how he felt about me in general. I think this comes under the category of, “The care and feeding of your …

Yep! I said Potty. Every ten years after 50 years of age, you are required to have a colonoscopy to detect colon cancer. It’s a proactive test that can save your life. So, you see your doctor and during the examination your doctor asks when you had your last colonoscopy.  Of course you don’t remember when, but you do remember …

I have been cleaning house since I was very young.  My mother was a good housekeeper and I guess it’s true that, “Apples don’t fall very far from the tree”.  When I was first married, I actually thought that the cleaning I did was for my husband’s benefit.  It wasn’t until he went on a business trip years later that …

I was thinking about importance of friendships, kinship and companionships are to me, and all of these other words that contain ships just popped into my mind. Friendship:  Affable, affectionate, amiable, amicable, attentive, available, believable, brave, caring, cheerful, considerate, cordial, discerning, easygoing, empathetic, faithful, forgiving, funny, generous, gentle, giving, good listener, heartfelt, honest, humorous, and kind. Kinship: A sharing of …