It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year…Or is it?
I’m already grumbling. As I pull into the parking lot of Christmas madness, Cars are parked across the street, Cars are parked on the grass, Cars are poised to zoom into any available [Read more...]
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Weathering the Ice Storms of Life: It’s All About the Giving
Oh but the trees… Our beautiful trees. Full of colorful leaves, wondrous to behold, but lethal to a limb when covered with layer upon layer of ice. Those red and yellow leaves we so loved, [Read more...]
After Christmas Blues
For a few weeks every year the world seems to transform itself into a different place. Its a little kinder, a little more giving and a little more loving. The focus makes a slight shift from our [Read more...]
The Trouble With Christmas
The laden stores display their wares The windows wink and smile Luring, cajoling, enticing. Want, Want, Want. Television commercials swirl Prices slashed Best deals here Better deals there. We are the [Read more...]
Christmas Truth: The Haves vs The Have Nots
He seemed to appear out of nowhere. The icy wind whipped his long straggly hair, as he hesitated beside our car. His glance held a question: should he pass by or wait? Since the light was red, The [Read more...]
Black Friday Blues: What Do We Really Need?
We live in the land of the "free to work hard and free to shop". Most of us have much more than we need. The extra food we threw away at Thanksgiving is more than some have all week. But unless [Read more...]