Articles by Sharon McMahon

Meatballs can still be tasty, even when meatless “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” – J.R.R. Tolkien…

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” In which…

December 1955 Until the age of eight, when my brother was born, I was an “only child” and spent a great deal of time playing or reading by myself; though…

“Honey, what’s wrong, you seem out of sorts …” he said. “Nothing is wrong, dear, it’s just that it’s Christmas,” she replied. Although I usually include a quote of a…

“Sunshine is my quest.” – Winston Churchill December – a time for celebration, for joy, for time spent with friends and loved ones. All that is true, indeed. However, for…

“Be thy sleep silent as night is, and as deep.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I have a hunch that my subject matter this week will resonate with a few of…

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body; it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” – John F. Kennedy, 35th…

“So oftentimes it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key.” – Lyrics from “Already Gone” from the album On the…

“To every thing there is a season … a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 KJV (paraphrased) After some consideration…