Spring cleaning?
From the Heart As the pages of the calendar turned to April, my mother would begin her spring cleaning. Now her version of spring cleaning and mine are on two…
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Once upon a time …
From the Heart Beware, this may get schmaltzy. It was Thursday morning when I was drinking coffee and enjoying a leisurely breakfast at Ginger’s with my friends, Patrice Lyttle and…
Try a little kindness
From the Heart I watched as she scurried from the kitchen to a table, table to cash register, grabbing the coffee carafe to refill cups. She smiled as she spoke…
Everyone has a story
From the Heart Seek and ye shall find … It takes time. The story is there. It is only when we take the time to find out what that story…
It’s all about the laughter
From the Heart I’m 10 days into the Lent season and as you know, I gave up whining. It was Friday morning at 8:00 when the phone rang, waking me…
40 days … No whining
From the Heart It was Ash Wednesday and Chuck and I were walking inside St. James United Methodist Church when I paused to tell him that I knew what I…
A letter to myself
From the Heart Dear Janet, At 63 you would think you would have it all together … but you don’t. And that’s okay. You have come a long way but…
In sickness and in health
From the Heart It was an attack of the winter crud germs. They won. I am down for the count. I take probiotics. I wash my hands constantly. I tried…
About the Grammys
From the Heart After a five-hour marathon of watching the golf tournament, until the skies darkened and play was halted after the 16th hole, Chuck asked me what I wanted…
Cross my heart . . .
From the Heart “If you are not seeing anyone would you like to have lunch or dinner?” And so my “once upon a time” fairy tale began. It was August…