In my opinion, we need to redefine the "Value Meal" to mean an investment in strong families by dining together rather than thinking of the term as the most economical way to order fast food takeout. The act of gathering around the…
Happy Fourth of July! Hope you are spending the day with family and friends who bring JOY to your life. Have you heard the expression "A family that plays together stays together." Who said that? My mother and father highly encouraged our…
"That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.” ~Henry David Thoreau In some places around the world, happiness means having a roof over one's head with running water and shoes to put on one's feet when rising in the morning. It's…
God made life simple. It is man who complicates it. — Charles Lindbergh Looking back to a time when life was less complicated gives me fulfilling feelings. Social researchers have studied the phenomena of accumulating material possessions, and researchers have found a greater…
Finally, warmer temperatures in northern Colorado. I've been able to shed layers! Spring and summer remind me of my childhood. Every waking hour was spent outdoors. A book reviewer sensed it when she wrote "Sue Leonard's memoir is filled with a summer's sweet…
"Don't be afraid to change. You may lose something good but you may gain something better." ~ Unknown Change isn't always easy especially if you've gotten rooted in a community. Today, I'm posting this for the benefit of a…
"When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple." ~ Paul Coelho If you are a baby boomer, you probably remember being shooed outdoors to play. I've nearly always lived in an environment…
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." --John Wooden April 30, 2016 - Snowing. Raining. Calls for an indoor Saturday spring tea. A tonic to Lift Up my heart, home and hearth! For more short…
“By means of water, we give life to everything.” ~ Koran Today I wish to give a shout out to my parents! Yesterday was their 69th anniversary. Married very young, my mother at 18 and my father 21, they’ve had nearly a…
