I have been working through my book 52 Lists for Happiness and one of the lists that is included is to list things that made me happy as a child. It’s a great exercise to make lists and it is even better to remember childhood memories that Continue reading →
Every once in awhile I find a movie that I like to share because it has hit a chord with me. Chris and I had a nice date night on Saturday night and went to see “Champions” starring Woody Harrelson. I had seen the trailer Continue reading →
Let me explain. I am not Stephen. Someone named Stephen has apparently given my phone number to a lot of people. Now I don’t want to call Stephen out too badly. It could have been the slip of an errant finger that typed the wrong Continue reading →
Sometimes I just need to hear the words again to be reminded that even ordinary people like me can make a difference. It’s true, you know. It really is. Ordinary people like me can do extraordinary things sometimes. Oh I am not saying that I Continue reading →
It’s officially Lent and for Christians it is a time of repentance and also a period of grief as it builds to the celebration of Easter and the resurrection of Christ. Every year when the time rolls around for Lent, I try to decide if Continue reading →
I have shared several times before of some interesting things found in books that have been donated to our American Association of University Women group for our book sales. It’s fun to see some of the things that folks use as bookmarks. Please see the Continue reading →
I am not a detective nor do I portray one on television. I am, however, somewhat taken with true crime stories and find myself streaming true crime stories on television quite often. This past week I took it to another level and downloaded the Court Continue reading →
One of the things that I love to be a part of is a good book club. This is the first place I have lived that I have really had a good group to be a part of and lucky me—I am in two really Continue reading →
If there is anything I have learned in life it is to do your research when buying something and to read reviews. How many times have I been less than enamored with something that I have purchased simply because I didn’t bother to read the Continue reading →
More and more I find that I am distracted. Distracted by this, distracted by that. “Squirrel!!!” If you ever watched the movie “Up” you know what I am referring to. It’s me so much of the time and I am trying to correct that annoying Continue reading →
