I don’t remember the first time I went to Wrigley Field, I was so young. My mother told me I was almost born there. About two weeks before she was due, she was at a game that was so exciting; she was jumping up and down and screaming. So it’s no wonder I am […]

Do you ever feel that you are going 24 hours a day 7 days a week? When did it become okay to take your cell phone into the dressing room at Dillard’s and talk to a friend or multi-task all day long, talking with several people, working on the computer and exchanging emails, all at […]

  For a recent family movie night, we watched Akeelah and the Bee, a fabulous movie about an eleven year old girl with a gift and love for spelling. At first, she doesn’t want to acknowledge her gift. There are too many other things going on in her life. Her mother is supporting the family […]

I recently read some research by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey of Harvard University on change. They point out that our best efforts to change are often overwhelmed by forces within us. Many times we have goals that would make a significant difference in our day to day life. Even though we understand that, we […]

Did you know that your brain has a cycle, just like your physical body? Your brain’s patterns are largely based on sleep cycles, exposure to light and genetic makeup. Getting in tune with your brain’s cycle can help make you happier and healthier. According to research, 7-9 AM is the time for passion. Hmm, that’s […]

 The cast: Me, of course, and Richard and Malaika Richard’s parents Matt and Shirley Richard’s brother Robert and his wife Bonnie Robert and Bonnie’s daughter Bobette and her husband Mike I had planned on a quiet Christmas at home. Things were crazy and I was behind in all preparations. After Messiah weekend, I was going […]

Last weekend, Malaika and I had a girls weekend. Richard and his brother went to Utah to help their parents get the house ready for winter. Aside from watching TV and movies, we took a self-defense course.The course was offered by Girl Scouts and Malaika earned her first Cadette Interest Project Award. Since moms could […]

Wow, the election is finally over!  I, for one, am grateful.  This election was way to long for me.  But what I have now that I didn’t before is hope.  Hope that we can all work together, that we can put our differences aside and solve the problems before us.  I have hope for the […]

It seems fall has sort of arrived. Our trees have dropped most of their leaves and we spent several hours yesterday and today getting ready for winter.  We must have raked up 15 bags of leaves, even with the help of the lawn mower, and today we cleaned windows and screens.  It’s well past time for […]