Ever since I went through all the pictures for my son’s 8th grade graduation ceremony, I’ve been filled with such melancholy. I will never forget when I took my son out in public by myself for the very first time. He was about two weeks old and I ventured out to the mall. I took […]
Advice
Because Every Day Should Be Valentine’s Day #3
This is our last edition of Because Every Day Should be Valentine’s Day. In this series of posts, I reached out to 3 of my friends that I know to have pretty happy marriages. I sent them a list of questions to answer without either spouse seeing each other’s answers. I have featured a couple […]
Advice for a Twentysomething Single Gal
This morning, I read the headlines that Helen Gurley Brown passed away at the age of 90. I found myself thinking about what an impact she had on my life and the life of so many other young women. I have four older sisters and one of them was bound to buy the latest edition […]
Dear Chelsea
My niece Chelsea is graduating high school today. She is walking across the same stage I did twenty- nine years ago. What an amazing young lady she has turned out to be. Her parents did a wonderful job in raising her. Where has the time gone? She has always seemed so wise beyond her years. […]
Emergency Date Night
I was feeling overwhelmed with birthday parties and the kids school and sports activities. I called for an emergency date night on Saturday night. I just wanted a casual meal with my man that wasn’t rushed or one I didn’t have to cook. I wanted to go somewhere and hold hands and pretend that […]
Not Your Ordinary Valentine Gifts
If you need some ideas as to what to get your wife for Valentine’s Day, I have some tips for you. I got these ideas from a very scientific survey, the 21st century kind, I asked all my Facebook friends. Most of their answers weren’t much of a surprise but they all had a […]